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FTS Archangel laying down for a nice winter nap.

Make sure you tuck him in.

Does the Archangel stay outside there for dormancy? These vfts are supposed to be cold hardy perennials but I have heard some live and some die.

I guess I'm asking if you think the vfts(cultivars) will survive outside in a cup or pot in Winter(if acclimated) if it actually freezes and dies back to black, but still has a healthy rhizome? They survive here outside in zone 8. But these here are wild and not cultivars. I'm wondering about cultivars

I keep all my VFTs outside all year. I’m in zone 8b. This plant in the picture has already had 2 inches of snow on it and a couple of nights down into the 20s F and you see it looks fine. They can take some cold just fine.

mine still outdoors just doing their thing also actually been up in the 50s and even closer to 60 during the day a couple days this week

KategoricalKarnivore wrote:I keep all my VFTs outside all year. I’m in zone 8b. This plant in the picture has already had 2 inches of snow on it and a couple of nights down into the 20s F and you see it looks fine. They can take some cold just fine.

man that is so nice to know. I'm in zone 8 and eventually want an outdoor bog. I'm going to try to have a "Native Garden" as well. meaning, there is a hand full of carnivorous plants that are native to NC and if I put them together, it can be called a "NC Native Garden" and I can be a member of the NC Native Plant Society. lol

I just got a Carolina Red Traps from fts - 4 probably in the pot. I don't know anything about crt but our native is dionea muscipula, plain on fly trap. It doesn't look like a typical though. oh and I got a BZ1955. I figured that had to be some of the original genes before it was cultivated like now. and in Spring: the Rehder Giant will be available from fts.