> I'm getting the feeling that Darlingtonia doesn't grow well at
> all if it's not in some sort of living (or dead but still fluffy
> Sphagnum) moss. Does anyone have a story which disputes this?
I'm afraid that my Darlingtonia are still doing just fine in fairly
standard peat/sand mix. Perhaps the English climate suits them better
than some hotter places. My plants have spent the whole year outside
(but undercover, and quite near the house, so sheltered). I'd like to
keep them in the greenhouse if there was room, since you get a much
'cleaner' plant. I think part of the perceived problem outside is
that they catch too many insects and it results in lots of brown
pitchers. I did grow them in the greenhouse when they were smaller,
and they didn't seem to mind the heat in there.
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)