> well done flowering the U.resupinata - I will aim to keep
> mine cool over Winter. I was surprised by your approach of
> keeping the plant drier over Winter. My instinct would have
> been to grow it under some what deeper water during Winter
> as I would imagine that the areas it lives would receive
> higher rain fall and flooding at that time of year. Have I
> been under some false assumptions?
These are very valid assumptions. However, having seen this specie in the
wild - not far from my parents' house in the NJ Pine Barrens there is one
more factor that makes it dryer. The winter is very cold and for a period of
a few monthes the surface of the soil freezes solid to depth of a few inches.
This is all te plant needs to be dry since the plant grows at the same level
as the water.
BTW, I grow my Sarracenia in same climate and they don't mind freezing solid
to temps well below freezing for extended period of times. They do hate the
constant thaw -freeze-thaw-freeze...as this will push the plants out of the
medium. To prevent this I cover the plants with shade cloth all winter to
keep it frozen.
Christoph