I just thought I would share some photos of my pitcher plants. They are winter hardy here - between Seattle and Portland, but slightly colder. I keep them completely outside, in basins of rainwater. Not a lot of care. They can be quite nice to look at when other plants are not blooming.
They are a bit of a mess at the moment. They will need to be cleaned up and repotted before Spring. When I cut off the old pitchers, they are completely filled with insects, including yellow jackets.
I also have a venus flytrap and some tropical carnivorous plants - nepenthes. They go inside for the winter. They dried out a bit, so not photogenic a the moment. All of mine are nursery grown hybrids.
how cold hardy are these and where did you buy them? I’ve seen wild ones in bogs around here but i think its a different species to yours. they are much shorter here.
@moose71 they are hardy enough to survive being frozen to ice, but I dont know how much colder than that. Mine are from sarracenia northwest in Oregon. Their website has growing information. This is from their website regarding the pitcher plants - "While dormant, your plants can withstand overnight frosts down to 20°F (-7°C). As long as temperatures rise above freezing during the day, you don’t need to protect them. However, even while dormant, plants will still need to sit in a small amount of standing water to prevent their soil from drying out. "
