Question
Hey there. My two dogs un-potted a few of my plants which consist of a
Darlingtonia californica, red dragon flytrap, Sarracenia (leucophylla, minor,
purpurea venosa, judith hindle, and psittacina). Some of the leaves were
chewed on, so i cut them off. I also re-potted them in fresh medium since
the old stuff was scattered throughout the ground. The roots looked intact
and unharmed. This is the first time it's ever happened so i'm not sure if i did
the right thing. Not sure whether to keep there dormancy going or to wake
them up. The temperature around the time it happened was mid 40sF, and
after re-potting I watered them with 40F water. Thought it would help settle
the roots a bit and might help them stay dormant. Not sure if this might help
but one cobra is about 3 yrs old from seed, another is 1 yr old from stolon
cutting( of a different mature plant), the parrot pitcher is about 2 yrs from
seed, the rest of the Sarracenia are 2-3 yrs from division, and the flytrap is 1
yr from division. Sorry. It's all kind of weirdly said but i wasn't sure how to
write all of this. I mean, sure i can replace them but i'd rather save them.
Especially the cobras. Think they'll survive? Any suggestions and help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything!

In case it helps, i live in southern California, zone 9

Answer
Hi Manuel,

I think you'll find that most of these plants are amazingly resilient from this kind of disturbance, especially in the winter when they are dormant.  You did everything you needed to.  As long as your plants didn't dry out they should be fine.  To give you an example of how tough they are, let me describe how we treat plants in March when we are doing division on Sarracenia.  We unpot them, break them apart, and put them in buckets of water until we get them repotted a day or two later.

Of the plants you mentioned, the Darlingtonia is the most likely to be fussy.  Since it's dormant, it should be fine also, however.  Just keep them wet, and try to keep them out of reach of your dogs.  I had more than my share of that happen when I first started growing Sarracenia.  Dogs do find them attractive sometimes.


Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com