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12.06.2023 - 01:07 / gardenerspath.com / Joe Butler
How to Care for Dormant Pitcher Plants in WinterWinter is a time to chill – both literally and figuratively.
Besides the decreasing temperatures, wintertime is when everything slows down, so to speak. Many animals go into hibernation, while nearly all plants stop growing and greatly reduce their metabolic activity.
These dormancy protocols enable organisms to conserve resources and better survive these cold, barren conditions.
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Pitcher plants also become dormant during winter – so if you’re lucky enough to have these guys growing in your garden or home, there are some things you can do to make this time as comfortable for them as possible.
Proper care for these carnivorous lifeforms will also make their subsequent return to growth all the more vibrant and vigorous.
In this guide, you’ll learn about the right way to care for pitcher plants during winter dormancy. By the time winter’s over, your lil’ meat-eaters will be raring to grow!
Here’s what we’ll go over:
Caring for pitcher plants successfully in winter requires you to cultivate them properly during the growing season as well.
We have a guide on properly caring for an outdoor pitcher plant right here.
And we have a forthcoming piece on growing them as houseplants, so stay tuned for that!
A Pitcher Plant PrimerFans of carnivorous flora know about pitcher plants: those botanical organisms that have evolved to catch animals in a foliar pitfall trap.
Their jug-like traps are filled with enzyme-containing liquid which digests any prey unlucky enough to be trapped inside.
This evolutionary adaptation has allowed for habitation in environments such as pine barrens, bogs,
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