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Hi Jeff and Jacob!
I live in Israel and grow tropical carnivorous plants.
This year I planted seeds of North American pitchers (alata, flava, rubra, minor and leucophylla) and VFT.
I grow them outside where in winter temperature in the daytime is 64 F ,at night 45 F. Sometimes it could drop to 32 F and even raise till 80. Humidity is from 50 to 80%. They receive about 4 hours of direct morning sunlight.
Can I hope for winter dormancy for my plants?
Thank you.
Hi Igor,
That's enough of a seasonal change to induce dormancy. It may not be cold enough to stratify seeds. I wasn't sure from your description if you had already germinated the seeds or not. Those winter temperatures are fine for regular growth. It's not unlike temperatures that many would experience in the southern U.S. during the winter. (This winter it's been far colder, however. Tallahassee, FL just had a low of 22 F!)
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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