Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:17:47 -0500 (EST) From: Oliver T Massey CFS <massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg195$foo@default> Subject: Re: cold and darlingtonia
> I was wondering what experience growers out their have with
> the effects of ice on Darlingtonia. I left my plant out
> last night (we are experiencing freezing weather here in
> the S.F. Bay Area). This morning I went outside and found the
> half inch thick layer of "live" sphagnum moss growing
> ontop of the 8 inch pot frozen hard as a rock. The water
> the pot was standing in was also frozen solid. The cobra
> lily is potted in a plastic pot in 1:1:1 peat/perlite/orchid bark
> mix. If the media froze, have I lost the plant?
> wishing I'ld brought the cobra lily indoors last night,
> --Zachary--
Zachary: For Sarrs. I have had no ill effects from plants frozen into their
pots just as you describe. I would hazard to guess your Darlingtonia will do
fine too. Frozen sphagnum sure does look weird!
Tom in Fl
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