Darlingtonia

Steve Clancy (slclancy@uci.edu)
Mon, 22 May 1995 09:10:59 -0700 (PDT)

Greetings All!

Has anyone come across a good cultivation method for growing Darlingtonia
AND keeping the roots cool while doing so? I'm trying to come up with a
way to do this WITHOUT resorting to freon coils or constant ice packing,
etc., etc. There must be a way to utilize evaporation to keep the root
cool enough during a hot summer.

I am currently growing Sarracenia under a grape arbor with great success
as it is a fairly humid environment. I'm think of trying some
Darlingtonia here as well.

How about growing them in a clay pot in water with something wrapped
around the pot to increase evaporation?

Any ideas?

BTW I live in So. Calif about 3 miles form the ocean.

-- Steve

Steve Clancy
Science Library
University of California, Irvine
P.O. Box 19556
Irvine, CA 92713-9556
U.S.A.
714-824-7309
slclancy@uci.edu
http://orion.oac.uci.edu/~sclancy/

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