How to grow Darlingtonia californica growing and care:
Warm days and cold or cool, soil sphagnum moss and perlite, rain water, moist soil (never dry)
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, hard to start from seeds
Difficulties or problems when growing:
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Planting season:
Spring / Autumn
Pests and diseases:
Snails
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Old leaves and dead bloom stems
Size of the plant?
10-60 cm, 4-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade (not recommended)
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Purple with yellow, the sepals of the flowers it’s green or yellow, the flowers grow on the stem.
Scientific name:
Darlingtonia californica
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Carnivorous plants, Evergreen, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Ground cover plants, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: Purple leaf
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Green flower, Purple flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses:
