Guy Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 A short while ago a huge Lilac tree shadowing my greenhouse was seriously cut back. There's now lots more light and warmth in there. And my two pots of Darlingtonia have died! Everything else is flourishing. Was it just too hot for them. Max temperature got to about 38C Thanks. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerbirus Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 or 4 of mine are dead too now, they need cool roots, black pots are a no-no right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirks Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 The sarracenia in the top right of the picture doesn't look to good either with the tips of the pitchers very brown. I keep my cobra lily on a south facing windowsill in the house potted in pure sphagnum moss but do move it when the temp is forecast to rise above 25 Celsius and not had any problems yet (touches wood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Zerbirus said: 3 or 4 of mine are dead too now, they need cool roots, black pots are a no-no right now I can't say what exactly happened in this case, but this is not true (at least not in the sense that they would need cooler roots than other plants, as of course very few plants like hot roots), it's a myth spread by people with little experience growing plants in general. My Darlingtonia are in black pots and have been standing in full sun, including the drought and current heatwave (37 C locally), no problems at all - save for a slug that had a nibble at the base of a nice green leaf... not that the plant cares, in fact said leaf is still standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Small pots also heat up much quicker than larger pots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith shoesmith Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I must say that what I am lead to belive about the root being cool. Have had keeping Dalingtona going a struggle over the years I am now going to try clay pots as these may keep the roots cooler to see if this works. I know lots of growers keep them in black plastic pots no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusChris Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I use ikea white pots with holes drilled in, they seem to be ok, and are cheap. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerbirus Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 13 hours ago, carambola said: it's a myth spread by people with little experience growing plants in general. brad's greenhouse darlingtonia growing tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 16 hours ago, pirks said: The sarracenia in the top right of the picture doesn't look to good either with the tips of the pitchers very brown. No. Those are last year's leaves. being very new to this I didn't know whether or not to cut them off. This year's leaves are about twice the height and look very healthy. It's a cv juthatip soper. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 16 hours ago, pirks said: The sarracenia in the top right of the picture doesn't look to good either with the tips of the pitchers very brown. Those are last year's leaves. It's S.cv juthatip soper. This year's leaves look great. Twice the size and beautifully coloured. Being new at this I didn't know whether or not to cut the old leaves off. So I played safe and left them on. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Zerbirus said: brad's greenhouse darlingtonia growing tips I believe many in the US have trouble growing darlingtonia because their climate is nothing like it is in N California or Oregon. There shouldn't be similar problems in this country. I grow both outdoors and in the g/h and have had a very good year. The outdoor pitchers in particular have caught so many flies they're going brown and getting very smelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerbirus Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, linuxman said: I believe many in the US have trouble growing darlingtonia because their climate is nothing like it is in N California or Oregon. There shouldn't be similar problems in this country. I grow both outdoors and in the g/h and have had a very good year. The outdoor pitchers in particular have caught so many flies they're going brown and getting very smelly. Canada, in the "tropical" part as he calls it Mine just have garden spider meetings on them. Most sarracenia pitchers are 3/4 full with flies and some have a lot of browning/holes. I'd check my dead darlingtona to see if a mass of insects killed the pitchers but I dont want to disturb the spider meetings, especially when their next stop are the vfts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Try potting up into a bigger pot (any colour!). Darlingtonia have quite a wandering root system. Give it room and they thrive. Small plants in tiny pots is not the way to successfully grown these. They're quite happy outside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Cat litter trays full of Sphagnum are good cheerS Steve Edited August 3, 2018 by billynomates666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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