As an experiment, I am growing all of my Sarracenia without dormancy. I live in Honolulu, and I leave them outdoors throughout the year. I’ve been growing for only about two years, so my results are not conclusive.
A few plants have died. I don’t know whether to attribute that to lack of dormancy or being a bad grower. However, more plants have survived than not. All of those stopped growing during the winter months, when the temperature never went below 60 degrees F. on the coldest night. However, they all kept at least some of their leaves. Most of them are now beginning to send up small traps. These are S. Dixie Lace, S. flava, S. psitticina, S. Scarlet Belle, and S. Dana’s Delight. The S. minor is still alive, but it’s not doing anything.
I have a friend also living in Hawaii who used to put his Sarracenia in the refrigerator for dormancy. He said that, inevitably, some would die. I figure I can kill a few without going through all of that trouble.
A few plants have died. I don’t know whether to attribute that to lack of dormancy or being a bad grower. However, more plants have survived than not. All of those stopped growing during the winter months, when the temperature never went below 60 degrees F. on the coldest night. However, they all kept at least some of their leaves. Most of them are now beginning to send up small traps. These are S. Dixie Lace, S. flava, S. psitticina, S. Scarlet Belle, and S. Dana’s Delight. The S. minor is still alive, but it’s not doing anything.
I have a friend also living in Hawaii who used to put his Sarracenia in the refrigerator for dormancy. He said that, inevitably, some would die. I figure I can kill a few without going through all of that trouble.