| Page 1 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
Cooked my venus fly trap...
I keep my VFT in a propagator, but it was on a north facing windowsill, not
getting enough sunlight, and growing spindly. I put it on a south facing sill in full sun a few days ago, but it looks cooked. The moss was quite warm and smelly and some of the as yet unformed trap leaves are going brown. I think it's had it. Please advise anyone? Marcus |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
"Marcus Fox" wrote in message ...
I keep my VFT in a propagator, but it was on a north facing windowsill, not getting enough sunlight, and growing spindly. I put it on a south facing sill in full sun a few days ago, but it looks cooked. The moss was quite warm and smelly and some of the as yet unformed trap leaves are going brown. I think it's had it. Please advise anyone? Marcus Keep it on the south facing windowsill, but take it out of the propagator. They need sunlight more than warmth. Mine all live happily outside. Have a look at http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html for plenty of useful info. Alastair |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
Xref: news7 uk.rec.gardening:132430
"Alastair" wrote in message m... "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... I keep my VFT in a propagator, but it was on a north facing windowsill, not getting enough sunlight, and growing spindly. I put it on a south facing sill in full sun a few days ago, but it looks cooked. The moss was quite warm and smelly and some of the as yet unformed trap leaves are going brown. I think it's had it. Please advise anyone? Marcus Keep it on the south facing windowsill, but take it out of the propagator. They need sunlight more than warmth. Mine all live happily outside. Have a look at http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html for plenty of useful info. Alastair I have moved it outside into a position that is normally in full sun for most of the day. Unfortunately today has been cold and windy with heavy rain showers. (Notts) Marcus |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
Marcus
I keep mine on a hot window sill but it's always standing in a saucer of rain water! It's doing fine! Badger "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... I keep my VFT in a propagator, but it was on a north facing windowsill, not getting enough sunlight, and growing spindly. I put it on a south facing sill in full sun a few days ago, but it looks cooked. The moss was quite warm and smelly and some of the as yet unformed trap leaves are going brown. I think it's had it. Please advise anyone? Marcus |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
|
Cooked my venus fly trap...
In article , Steve
Harris writes In article , (Alastair) wrote: Mine all live happily outside. Er, I thought they were frost-tender? Not venus fly traps. I've grown mine outside over the winter with no trouble. The sundews you get in GCs come from warmer climes and won't survive our winters, but we have our own insectivorous plants - 3 species of sundew, two of butterwort and another thing beginning with u whose name I forget. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:06 +0000 (GMT), Steve Harris wrote:
Er, I thought they were frost-tender? North Carolina, where the V.f.tr. is native to sphagnum bogs, can get some pretty cold winter weather. I don't know just *how* hardy they are, but they're definitely on the hardy side of the tender-hardy line. [I hope that makes sense -- possibly, I've just written one of the least meaningful sentences ever to ornament urg.] Under natural conditions, they go dormant for the winter, dying back to not very much at all. Still, if I lived in Ottawa, Ontario (winter temperatures -30F are common) I would not risk a V.f.tr. outside. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
The sundews you get in GCs come from warmer climes and won't survive our
winters, but we have our own insectivorous plants - 3 species of sundew, two of butterwort and another thing beginning with u whose name I forget. Utricularia - bladderworts. There are also some pitcher plants that were introduced to peat bogs in Ireland which have flourished. If you're interested in finding out more, as well as the link I posted before, check out 'The Savage Garden' by Peter D'Amato. A marvellous book covering all species of carnivorous plants. You can get it from Amazon. Alastair |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
"Marcus Fox" wrote in message ...
I have moved it outside into a position that is normally in full sun for most of the day. Unfortunately today has been cold and windy with heavy rain showers. (Notts) Marcus That's no problem. My Dad also lives in Notts and keeps his one outside too. It's in a sheltered spot, bit of a suntrap admittedly. Alastair |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
In article ,
(Kay Easton) wrote: Er, I thought they were frost-tender? Not venus fly traps. I've grown mine outside over the winter with no trouble. Ah, the The International Carnivorous Plant Society FAQ is wrong then. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2460.html says "Dormancy temperatures should be chilly but not freezing. Do not let your plants freeze!!] Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
In article , Steve
Harris writes In article , (Kay Easton) wrote: Er, I thought they were frost-tender? Not venus fly traps. I've grown mine outside over the winter with no trouble. Ah, the The International Carnivorous Plant Society FAQ is wrong then. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2460.html says "Dormancy temperatures should be chilly but not freezing. Do not let your plants freeze!!] Wasn't it Venus fly traps we were talking about, rather than Sarracenia? www.carnivorous-plants.co.uk/dionaea/grow.asp is surely more relevant. This says it will withstand low air temperatures but avoid frost, and I guess this is probably true of where I overwintered mine - tucked in next to the waterfall of our pond. Survived winter and was growing well, then the whole caboodle got swiped by a bird gathering moss for a nest! The suggestion to try it outdoors came from a chap on one of the carnivorous plant soc stands at one of the big garden shows. I had lots of seedlings, so nothing to lose. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
|
Cooked my venus fly trap...
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes Probably, but I think that I may have lost my Pinguicula grandiflora from frost, and that is slightly hardier than any Venus fly-trap I have heard of. And it wasn't even a hard winter - nothing below -8 Celsius :-( But you're in Cambridge! I'm in W Yorks, which may well have milder winters -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Cooked my venus fly trap...
|
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:31 AM. |
|
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter