Gemma Sarracenia
I hear pitcher plants do better wintering outdoors, but those only have the tiniest of new pitchers promising to grow soon. Meanwhile, I took a bit off of one of them to enjoy inside during their dormancy (Judith Hindle cultivar), and the new leaves she's grown are shooting up quickly. The one bland leaf she managed to grow during the winter is now showing colors that rival those in fall. I think I'll try an indoor semi-dormancy next year, at least on a few.
#gardening #carnivorousplants
Apr 29, 2023 at 10:57pmWeb
Show threadPollinatorsApr 29, 2023
@tippitiwichet I hope there is a healthy carnivorous plant space on the mastodon universe. #CarnivorousPlants, #carnivorousplants
Show threadGemma SarraceniaApr 29, 2023
@Pollinators Haven't found many yet, but I'm gonna do my part to grow one. :)
Show threadThreeDollarBillApr 30, 2023
@tippitiwichet more by accident that design I left Judith Hindle and a purpurea cross outside in the fall until they went dormant, then brought them inside - they immediately started growing again and are now bigger and healthier than I could have expected. I think I'll do something like this on purpose from now on.
Show threadGemma SarraceniaApr 30, 2023
@3DBill Hmm, that sounds promising. Still gives them a little rest.
Show threadAlex HoodMay 2, 2023
@3DBill @tippitiwichet I'm no expert so take it with a grain of salt, but I've heard that not letting your plants experience a full dormancy period will eventually weaken and kill them after a season or three. I always try to let my fly traps stay dormant for 3 or so months.
Show threadGemma SarraceniaMay 3, 2023
@alexbhood @3DBill I've heard that as well, but I'm starting to keep "backups", in case of the plant not awakening again in spring, and this is one of them. The younger plants are sometimes kept indoors for their first year or two, and I wish I had done that the first winter I had these, as I lost some of my collection right away. Hoping to actually test that old theory, the one this came off of will stay outdoors, this one can stay inside, a couple of years will tell.
Show threadAlex HoodMay 2, 2023
@tippitiwichet Are you growing it indoors? Been wanting to try out some windowsill sarracenia, but everyone keeps telling me they don't grow well indoors.
Show threadGemma SarraceniaMay 3, 2023
@alexbhood This one has handled it fairly well. I took off just a bit in the fall in case they didn't do well outdoors. It put up a few phyllum and a few pitchers after transplant, then slowed down growth a lot during winter, and is growing fast enough that the first pitcher shown is now ruffly, and the youngest is now 3 to 4 inches taller. So far, so good, but I can't say yet whether or not she will have a short life, flower, etc. I do have supplemental lighting.
Show threadAlex HoodMay 3, 2023
@tippitiwichet Good to know! As of right now I don't have any supplemental lighting because all of my plants are easy windowsill growers in a window that gets a lot of light. But it sounds like that wouldn't work for Sarracenia. Hmmm, I might have to look into grow lights or wait until I'm not in an apartment and can grow them outdoors.