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Ive got a Sarracenia of some kind, I have kept it in the greenhouse over the winter and watered it about 3 times since late autumn but the tips are drying out. Does anyone know how to look after these over the winter?
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I did grow a few a couple of years back but be warned! If they actually get to flowering stage which one of mine did, they stink to high heaven
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According to https://www.growcarnivorousplants.co...les.asp?ID=258 they need to be kept in a saucer of water over winter and not allowed to dry out.Comment
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And Rain water so much the better!"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"Comment
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Mine stay in the pond all year round
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:/ conflicting.. well I will bring them in and see what happens, will try them in water too.
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I bought a couple off a specialist at Tatton show a few years ago. The advice I was given, and have always followed, is to put them in the greenhouse over winter but keep them moist (with rainwater). They do die down but regrow in the spring when I bring them back into the conservatory.
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Drosera are useful in the greenhouse as they catch a lot of small flies. They self seed easily.Riddlesdown (S Croydon)Comment
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I've always fancied having a bash at growing carnivorous plants and am sure a lot are pretty hardy and can take a British winter....though I would probably put them in the greenhouse or tunnel then.If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/Comment
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i kept them for years but had a clear out after our move north a couple of years back ,i only keep a few small pots now on the gh bench,keep them standing in about a cm of RAIN WATER permanently most are fairly hardy depending where you are (mine survived -5 a few times) but to be sure keep them above frost free if you can ,they do die down each year just remove the dead pitchers when they appear " they are the open ones "! leave the solid growths on thoughComment
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Thanks for the info Glyn I'll do my homework before I buy any. Have you ever kept any outside during the summer months? And if so, are they attractive to slugs?
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yes outside is a definite advantage as long as they are sheltered from the wind ! they do suffer getting the pitchers kinked over ,i tried them against a fence but the blow back caused more trouble then the wind direct ! never had much slug trouble but they were in plastic tubs on a low wall they still decimated the hostas by them though lol,really are easy to keep JUST no feed and only rainwater ,if i could keep them any one could. when we moved back up north a few years ago mine were out (like always) through the winter but up here and no trouble ,if you can give them some shelter through the bad months im sure they would appreciate it but its not normally essential, they are worth a go as something unusualComment
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