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Originally Posted by Mr.Fakename
I don't grow Sarracenia, but if I were you I'd say screw it and try anyway, with a Guinea rhizome  ...If you can, get live Sphagnum; it will act as a buffer and sequestrate most nutrients. |
Easy for you to say! Guinea Pigrhizome will happen once they proliferate. These guys are usually expensive! Ummm... I could buy some live sphag, but then I'd have to also keep it alive.
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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts
you can make a one way water ladder... a backwards backwoods drinking filter....fake the build in the pond...
the water will wick up but the materials should reduce the movement of nutients (i am doing this adjacent to a neighbors koi pond and it is working for sundew and pitchers. i think that a lot of the water ends up coming from rain here but it is working for about 8 months
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I like the one-way ladder/backwards drinking filter idea. Think I'll try that experiment once I get some growth. Most of the sites I read where folks grow the sarracenia said the ones they had in real deal pond water lasted two or three years and slowly declined. (chat places where folks grow sarracenia but main focus is koi pond). Once I get a colony going, it would be fun to grow like that and just have "replacements" ready once they decline. And most of my pond water comes from a hose and just dechlorinated. We don't get enough rainfall here to keep up with the hot summer months.
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Originally Posted by estación seca
It's really true that nitrogen is death to establishing Sarracenias. Same with mineral content. Do some reading at the International Carnivorous Plant Society. The safest way is living Sphag and rain, or peat:sand and rain. Wash the sand multiple times in pure water. Many CP addicts keep a container of live sphagnum for potting new plants. It requires pure water, direct sun and intermediate temperatures.
Stand the Sarracenia pot in a dish of rain in full sun in spring. You might need to move it when it heats up.
Do you mean mixed species/hybrids rhizomes? Purpurata needs/tolerates much colder winters than the others.
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I have read there, and it's a good resource. Yes, these are mixed species and includes one hybrid. It's a guess until they grow what they are, but also why they were inexpensive. I plan on wintering the whole thing in the garage in winter. Likely will get a purpurata, but my focus is a couple of tall "wow" type pitchers. Go big or go home type display.
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Originally Posted by Ray
If you go enough off the beaten path, they often grow in ditches around here, but they often have standing rainwater.
When I lived in SC, I grew them in pots that were 50/50 sand and sphagnum. Bright sun, no fertilizer ever, lots of water.
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Supposedly they grow off the beaten path here, but I've yet to see them and have spent a lot of time off the beaten path over the years. Geologist/surveyor cousin spends tons of time off the beaten path in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas... he said very occasionally he'll see a few. When you were in SC, I presume rain water or RO, right?
Hybrid Mode
