Gemma SarraceniaApr 29, 2023
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.
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Show threadThreeDollarBill
@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.
Apr 30, 2023 at 12:18amWeb
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.