Re: Sarracenia hibernation

Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 09:24:31 -0500 (EST)

> To revisit a well worn subject, I have yet another question to ask
> regarding the winter treatment of S. p. purpurea. I grow mine
> indoors (one of the downfalls of living in an appartment) and don't
> have access to an outdoors area.
> My problem is that they are exposed to a natural photoperiod, but
> they are kept at 20-25C. I'm sure the shorter days are "telling" the
> plants that winter's coming, but the temperature stays constant. Can
> I just fire them into the fridge, or will the drastic temperature
> change do them in? Also, do I cut off some of the traps? All of
> them? I was planning to put the plants in a ziplock bag with damp(not wet)
> live sphagnum moss.
> Andrew Short
>

I used to grow all my plants indoors years ago, grad student apartment and all
that. I never bothered with stashing them in the frig. S. purp. is fairly
tolerant; I would cut the light back to 12-14 hours a day (from 18 in the
summer) reduce the water level in the tray to maybe 3/8 inch and wait until
spring to cut the old growth off. My S. purp. always did well.

Tom in Fl.