I think you figured out the trick right there. People say it's keeping the roots cool that keeps them alive, but from what I've been reading I think keeping them oxygenated is at least that important. In the wild when the roots are practically in a stream, yes the water is keeping them cool, but it's also bringing them oxygen constantly, which isn't happening in a pot.[b said:Quote[/b] (goldtrap2690 @ July 30 2005,1:05)]I don't know how they are able to survive but my setup is one darlingtonia in partial shade in a 5 inch plastic container that's always waterlogged and filled to the brim . It's potted in lfs , perlite and pumice , and some orchid bark . I have an aquarium air pump pumping air in it's root 24/7 in it's water lgoged conditions .
I've been thinking of trying the aquarium pump thing too.