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Hello again, guys. I know I've been asking a lot of questions lately, but you guys are the most helpful by far of the growers who sell online. Anyway...
I live in Los Angeles a few miles from the coast. I have a Sarracenia minor that I purchased recently (and you identified it for me). I know that Sarracenia need a dormant period. According to the LA Almanac website, the average temperature in November is 73F and then it goes down from there until around April or so. However, I know that there can be unusual spikes of 80F in there. Will this type or weather be adequate for dormancy? Will the 80F days confuse the plant? Please advise!
Thank you!
Hi Megan,
You will have no problem. Dormancy is triggered by both temperatures and photoperiod. When the days start getting short the plants will go dormant. Just cut off old leaves that brown. Especially for S. minor, occasional warm winter days are not uncommon. We also have friends that are growers in Hawaii and they grow Sarracenia successfully. They have just enough of a decrease in daylight hours in winter to trigger dormancy. They have a harder time with Venus flytraps, but I know from other customers that Flytraps do fine in L.A.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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With over 40 years of combined experience, Jeff and Jacob has definitely taken a straight forward approach to growing carnivorous plants. They have encountered many types of diseases, abnormal growth and infestations related to carnivorous plants, and they know what it takes to get plants looking beautiful and healthy again.
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Authors of Secrets to Growing Beautiful Carnivorous Plants for Your Home and Garden and producers of the Grow Carnivorous Plants! DVD Series. They also produce a monthly video podcast to illustrate how plants cycle through the seasons.
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