Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 19:25:15 -0300 From: Rand Nicholson <writserv@nbnet.nb.ca> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3669$foo@default> Subject: Re: Freezing Water in Sarracenia Pitchers
Lance in Wisconsin wrote:
>Hello Emre (and others concerned about water freezing in Sarracenia
>pitchers)
>
>I live in Eastern Wisconsin, and winter temperatures can at times get
>colder than 30 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. There are a few bogs near
>where I live (All on pivate property-- sorry!), and they are home to
>Sarracenia purpurea purpurea and some small Droseras. Nobody dumps
>the water out of the pitchers in nature, and believe me-- they freeze
>SOLID every winter. I've been in the bog in winter. A pitcher accidentally
>stepped on crunches and shatters, but beyond that, some of the tougher
>pitchers actually survive the winter and are fully functional in spring!
>
>I have no experience wintering other Sarracenias outside in cold weather,
>but I can vouch for purpurea purpurea: They're TOUGH!!
Tough all the way up to Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. - 30 C in a block
of ice is not a big deal in winter. Of course, at that temperature and
lower, the ice acts as insulation. It's the wind that needs minding.
Rand
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