Sarracenia flava - Yellow pitcherplant

Photos Sarracenia flava - Yellow pitcherplantIrrigation Sarracenia flava

continental : We advise watering every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water, slightly dampening the ground, which should be kept always quite dry.

alpine : Water the the Sarracenia flava about once a month, or even less, but only if the climate is pretty mild; instead if the temperatures are very harsh it is best to avoid watering. Usually we should water every 3-4 weeks using 0-1 glasses of water.

mediterranean : The Sarracenia flava doesn’t need much watering, especially during winter; the colder the weather is less we’ll have to water; usually we act every 1-2 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water, but only if the climate is mild; if instead the temperatures are very harsh we can avoid watering.

Temperatures Sarracenia flava

continental : Plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
These plants can’t stand the cold; during the cold season they are grown in the apartment.

alpine : These plants need to be cultivated in a place exposed to direct sunrays.
These plants can’t stand the cold and need minimum temperatures above 15°C, therefore they are grown in the apartment.

mediterranean : These plants love very sunny places, being exposed to direct sunrays even for many hours a day.
We advise growing the the Sarracenia flava in the apartment because it can’t stand the cold.

Feed Sarracenia flava : During the whole year let’s avoid fertilizing carnivorous plants, which dislike the presence of salts in the soil.

Adversity Sarracenia flava : Carnivorous plants defend themselves from the most common parasites, which in general don’t attack them; when repotting it might be necessary to treat the soil with a fungicide or against radical putrefaction.


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