Sarracenia cv Vogel (for my file)

That looks interesting ?

Beautiful.......

Was this the birthday present? I hope its very happy in your bog garden.

Yes Steragram, one of three, which I chose.
The leaves do die in winter, and the plants kept just damp in winter, so I won't put into the pond area till next Spring.
Ps. They are not grown in garden soil, and stood in rain water.

Had three ..... not bad going , plus side buying this time of year you can see what they finally look like , I cant wait for the flowers next year ..

I think you are hooked now ...

Gg

Definitely hooked Gg. Probably not old enough to flower next year, but I am patient.

Look old enough to me to flower, judging how many pitchers they have this year ! I bet they do

Gg

That would be a bonus as I went for the younger ones in 9cm pots. The flowering size ones were double the size and price.

I have one but can't find my label ,its not a nice colour like yours Sue its more 'Brown' It doesn't look too healthy at the moment I've had it a long time It has had flowers in past years ..

Amy, I think I saw a pic on here of yours. The pitchers do go brown in Autumn, and the plants must have a period of cold to rest over winter, just kept moist. Depending on the variety not freezing though. This plant was grown in a cold greenhouse, at the nursery, and here it has been quite warm ... Until now, 2 oC outside and 7oC overnight in my conservatory.

Mine is still outside Sue I must put it in the greenhouse , I also noticed your remark about cutting it down in the spring something I haven't been doing I must remember that although I do usually cut off any old foliage ..

Amy only a cold green house, to keep off the frost. Three of mine are still in the pond but I have raised the pots up so they are not sitting in as much water.

Siris , in the winter of 2011/12 it was minus 7 for over 4 days, one night it went down to minus 10 !!! and that was in the greenhouse and I never lost any ... its too wet over winter is the main problem that will finish them off.

Just thought ... I coudnt get into the greenhouse to light the paraffin heater as the door was also frozen solid.

Gg

I don't have heat in my green house Sue ,it was costing more than new plants or seed ....

Our conservatory is not supposed to be a green house!!!! But OH and I are each trying to take it over for our hobbies. It has tubular electric heaters in there on a thermostat, very rarely goes below 7oC, which is too warm for Sarracenias overwinter, but I am letting them down gently.

Very,very, nice. A bog garden with these new Sarracenias- or at least being much more available is a sight to see.
A local Landscape Designer has a small bog of them to see on YouTube. I forget her name. Its stunning .
So is she..if you look for it.

Stan, I grow the existing Sarracenias in pots, seated a couple of cms in holes in the bottom of a floating polystyrene raft in a small pond of rain water. It is a idea under review and development.