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 threadAlex Hood
@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.
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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.