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Sarracenia - 2015

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Sarracenia - 2015 (Sarracemia)

You may have seen the displays of pitcher plants at the Chelsea Flower Show and other similar events. Well some of them are hardy, and I grow three in pots around the edge of the pond. One of them is now flowering too.



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Absolutely love this. Saw this in France. Is it S, purpurea?

21 Jun, 2015

 

Probably. I have three different ones - not sure which is which though.

21 Jun, 2015

 

Do you actually leave any of them out during the winter, or put them inside?

21 Jun, 2015

 

No, I leave them out. The are hardy to -20C.

22 Jun, 2015

 

Must ask all my queries in one go! In pot, or soil, ( that is special growing medium)?

24 Jun, 2015

 

It's in a pond planting basket - these have perforated sides to keep the soil wet with pond water. Sarracemias grow in peat bogs in the wild, and hard water spells death for them. They need a growing medium low in nutrients and I have them growing in aquatic compost (although they would be happier in peat).

24 Jun, 2015

 

Thank you Andrew for the information. Many acidic bogs in the New Forest were one can see Drosera, Venus Fly Traps growing wild.

24 Jun, 2015

 

I tried growing them outside in the soil around our barrel pond, not happy!! btw Andrew is it Sarracenia or have they changed the name now?

29 Jun, 2015

 

No, it's my fat fingers :-(

29 Jun, 2015

 

Lol Andrew......

1 Jul, 2015



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