Plantfreak Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 What is the temperature tolerance of Sarracenia? I have temperatures from -12 through 40 degrees Celsius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropfrog Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Different tollerance for different species. Some difference in -12 degrees an hour in the middle of the night and -12 for a full week. Sarracenia purpurea is your best bet. Hardy in usda zone 2-9 and naturalized in Sweden to Stockholm level and in Norway as far north as Bergen. If purpurea makes it, you can try other less Hardy species and hybrids. Br Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Ok thanks. It’s only occasionally when it gets that low. In January and February the nights can be 0 degrees. It only gets below freezing about 20 days of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I’m also thinking about having them in separate pots, but in winter submerging the pots in a storage container filled with mulch. Good idea or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Your US fellow growers will be best placed to help but from your min temps you're not in North TX so around zone 8a max which isn't too different from the UK. All my sarracenia take -10 outside with no extra care although some fare better than others. Your summers are where there's the bigger difference and I'd expect you'd need plenty of water to never let them dry out in your heat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks! Good guess, too! I DO live in zone 8a. (Do you grow leucophylla and minor? I’m wondering because I’ve heard they’re not as temperature tolerant as other Sarrs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 (Ha ha yeah I’ll need to water a lot in the summer; my big rain barrel makes it easier, though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Oh I saw your grow list and you do grow them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 6:54 PM, Dunc said: ...some fare better than others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 1:11 AM, Plantfreak said: Thanks! Good guess, too! I DO live in zone 8a. (Do you grow leucophylla and minor? I’m wondering because I’ve heard they’re not as temperature tolerant as other Sarrs.) I don't have any problems with minor outside - both typ and Okee seem to thrive. Leucos struggle more and seem to never put on much size outside for me. Hybrids don't seem a problem either, not the ones I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Ok thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 What zone are you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropfrog Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 7 hours ago, Plantfreak said: What zone are you Maybe not for me to answer. But in uk something like 80% of the population is in 8. Most of the others in 7 except for very few in 6. If you are in 8, I am sure you can take advises from anyone in uk. I am in 7. So far I have only overwintered sarrs hybrid seedlings in unheated greenhouse. Which would correspond to 8. No problems. Br Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted November 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Ok thanks a bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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