Darlingtonia californica TC Potted Size:Medium

Darlingtonia californica TC Potted Size:MediumThe cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) is native to the northern part of California and southern Oregon. It grows amidst tall trees in full sun in the icy cold snowmelt mountain runoff. Its unusual serpent like pitchers make it one of the most striking and charismatic carnivorous plants! These are some of the more tricky plants to grow. They prefer full sun on their pitchers but require their roots to stay quite cool. Cultivating these plants can

Sunny windowsills indoors

and we’ve nicknamed it “Juicy Bruce” around the nursery because it is extra dewy and luscious

place the plants in a resealable bag

making it a perfect year-round outdoor plant in areas with mild winters

and the inert ingredients will help cool the roots

depending on the strength of the light

The roots can be brown to black and thick

they grow partially submerged or sometimes even floating in the water

Repot Drosera every 3 years in winter when they are dormant

They begin to develop their new pitchers for the year in May or June and produce many pitchers until winter when they die back

When carnivorous leaves start to grow

You can use three parts New Zealand long-fibered sphagnum moss to one part pumice or lava rock