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If they look like they did in your last picture, flushing them will soon have them back on track, repot in spring next year. cheers steve

The majority of mine have been sitting outside in trays all winter, so have been frozen solid and the water levels have varied with the weather. Unless you have recently put them outside from inside somewhere, I wouldn’t worry. Cheers Steve

Hi Niki and welcome!! cheers steve

Hi Steve and welcome. You have joined a great bunch of people with a knowledge base that will be able to answer almost anything’s no you need to know on CPs and Keith is right it becomes very addictive. cheers steve

They should be fine, mineeoutside in the uk and go under 0C with the weather conditions and are fine, it’s the desiccating wind that does more damage. cheers steve

Hello and welcome to the forums. cheers steve

They can take some very low temps (mine have been down to minus 15 in the past) without too much detriment, however it’s frequent freeze thaw cycles that cause problems and freezing temps with desiccating winds effectively freeze drying the plant. Dryer is commonly said to be better than wet, although I have both conditions and the plants have been OK.

My few local suppliers seem to have changed over to Westland in the last twelve months, presumably there is a financial reason for doing so. Knowing the previous experiences of other growers and indeed myself I asked the question of Westland and got the following reply. So so in theory all is well. Cheers steve

Hi Luz and welcome to a great hobby. if you need information on anything, don't be afraid to ask, there are many knowledgable people in the forums who will be happy to help. cheers steve

Hi Jluis and welcome to CPUK, a great place to learn virtually everything you need to know about carnivorous plants. cheers steve

I have used it on sarracenia without I'll effect.

Hi Margot and welcome to the fascinating hobby, plenty of advice and recommendations to be found in here. good luck Steve

I've had them down to -15 or more outside with some cover over them. Not recommended though it takes them a long while to get going in spring. cheers steve

Hi Pasquale and welcome to the forums cheers steve

I have had it in bogs outside for at least eight years without loss.

Ideally they require to be between 0-10C for dormancy and the media to be kept moist (damp) rather than wet. I wouldn't worry too much about the Sphagnum if it dies it will come back in spring, but you will probably find that it will be fine, it generally gets through winter well. Cheers Steve

Hi blocky A Sarracenia alata x purpurea will always be an exornata no matter which alata is crossed with which purpurea, like a flava x purpurea will always be a Catesbaei. but a cultivar is generally a designated plant and is generally described in the published description, as not to be reproduced by any other means other than division to maintain the individuality of the cultivar, so a designated description and plant type should exist. Even with a description you can get cock ups and multiple plants in circulation S. 'Evendine' being a case in point, leading to many different looking and genetically diverse clones having the same name. Confusing eh. There is no cultivar S. 'Peaches' registered at the ICPS as far as I can tell, however there do seem to be a lot on sale as cultivars, indicating that there has been some description and type published somewhere, possibly from the 1980s although what this is, where and exactly when I can't find, if anyone knows please let me know. So whether these are the genuine article 'Peaches', or some derivative of an exornata, or even some legacy of '"Peaches and Cream", which incidentally I have seen written in single and double quotation marks, but there is no cultivar of that name registered at the ICPS either, I am not sure. Welcome to the confusing world of Sarracenia Cheers Steve

Sarracenia "Peaches" is listed in the ICPS as alata x purpurea and as such is an exornata, however apparently there was a Sarracenia 'Peaches' listed in the 1980s from Sarracenia Nurseries, which, if either you have is difficult to say. Hope that helps although I doubt it. cheers steve

Phyllodia are non carnivorous leaves, flat and enisform usually produced prior to dormancy in some Sarracenia. That plant looks light starved, give it as much light as possible for what remains of the season. cheers steve

That sounds good. I do similar with my potted Sarracenias and put a wooden plug (skewer) in them occasionally to allow higher water levels or to compensate for when I am away for a few days or just to save watering them too frequently. Cheers Steve

That sounds ideal! so long as the bath is plastic. Cheers Steve

Hi Cybele and welcome indeed to the forum, looks like quite a varied collection there. Cheers Steve

Whilst they are bog plants, drainage plays a big part in the induction and introduction of oxygen into the soil during rainfall. Innundation of plants isnt in itself bad but prolonged submersion robs the roots of oxygen and can promote anaerobic conditions which can kill the plants, so drain holes below the growing length of the roots is a good idea and the bigger the pot the better. Cheers Steve

Hi Loon and welcome indeed Cheers Steve

Hi Mathijs You can purchase Sarracenia at any time of year but as you suggest probably spring is the best time. The age is against the seeds but if they have been dry and cool, you never know you may get some germinating. They dont t ake up much room, so give it a go. I have no experience with terrarium growing of Sarrcenia seeds, but have read that people grow them indoors under lights without dormancy for a couple of years to get maximum growth. Cheers Steve