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I got one Sarracenia rosea coming in mail and I wanted to now how you guys grow them, I live in Puerto Rico and is always tropical and I want to know if they need dormancy or can grow year around?

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Apparently the ICPS says that they can grow year round without a winter dormancy. I have no personal experience with the plant however, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

http://carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides/Sarracenia

Good luck!

They will need dormancy akin to USA zone 8, otherwise they may get exhausted in a number of years.
Cheers
Steve

mo_carnivore wrote:Apparently the ICPS says that they can grow year round without a winter dormancy. I have no personal experience with the plant however, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

http://carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides/Sarracenia

Good luck!

Thanks!

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steve booth wrote:They will need dormancy akin to USA zone 8, otherwise they may get exhausted in a number of years.
Cheers
Steve

Will they die

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without proper dormancy yes most likely, but it may take a while

riveraXVX wrote:without proper dormancy yes most likely, but it may take a while

So I basically I wasted money?

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No: it's possible to induce dormancy in tropical climates too. Again, I don't have any personal experience with this, so I hope some people living in tropical zones can chime in, but I believe that gradually decreasing water availability can cause the plants to go into dormancy. Also, if you have some way of reducing the photoperiod, you could induce dormancy that way. Then, stick your plant in a plastic bag, put a few damp strands of peat or sphagnum moss in, and throw it in the fridge for a few months.

My Very Lazy Dormancy Method:
1. Reduce photoperiod (Maybe 3 hours of light or less)
2. Water less often.
3. Reduce temps a bit (optional)

You dont have to fridge it.

Hey taco what's your location?

Sakaaaaa wrote:My Very Lazy Dormancy Method:
1. Reduce photoperiod (Maybe 3 hours of light or less)
2. Water less often.
3. Reduce temps a bit (optional)

You dont have to fridge it.

Hey taco what's your location?

Thanks, Puerto Rico

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mo_carnivore wrote:No: it's possible to induce dormancy in tropical climates too. Again, I don't have any personal experience with this, so I hope some people living in tropical zones can chime in, but I believe that gradually decreasing water availability can cause the plants to go into dormancy. Also, if you have some way of reducing the photoperiod, you could induce dormancy that way. Then, stick your plant in a plastic bag, put a few damp strands of peat or sphagnum moss in, and throw it in the fridge for a few months.

Oooh, so when it comes in mail should a put it on a humid shady spot?

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[/quote]Oooh, so when it comes in mail should a put it on a humid shady spot? [/quote]
Photoperiod = the period of time each day during which an organism receives illumination; day length