Cold hard CP.
Jeffrey Michael Stein (steinjef@pilot.msu.edu)
Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:04:19 -0500 (EST)
I've begun to leave certain species of CP outdoors all winter long in my
outdoor bog. The temperatures have been down to well below 0C. The
place is situated in a corner protected from direct winds. This also
means that the snow fall at the place is limited in comparison to the
surroundings. _Sarracenia purpurea ssp purpurea_, _S. pur. ssp.
venosa_, _S. (purpurea X 'Wherryi')_ and _Darlingtonia californica_ all
still appear okay. They do show some wind drying damage. To combat
this, I've moved over a foot of snow on top of these plants. Last
winter I left a _D. californica_ outside from late January on. It
survived. It just shows that we over estimate the ability of these
plant's to survive outside of their native ranges.
Jeff