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Old 24th October 2008, 01:23 PM
Tarence Tarence is offline
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Default Re: How deep does Sarracenias want it?

Arvin, most of my adult sarras are in pots which are about 12 - 14" high. Medium goes up to 6 " and the pots are submerged in water to the depth of 3 to 4 ".

Sarras roots are not very invasive. The height of the pots help to shoulder the weight of the pitchers when they get too much rain water in them. But as they grow higher, it`s difficult to support. Mine reaches dazzling heights of 24" in captivity. I know they`ll grow much better in the natural environment tho.

I think you know the basic do`s & don`t`s rite :

don`t cover the sarra growing point with medium

don`t mollycoddle them

bright sunlite even after repotting ( unless there is major root movement or snapping ), coz they are hardy

good air movement
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