Dividing Sarracenia flava and 'Tarnok': Strategy for Large Specimens

S. Tarnok

S. flava

Zone 7, snow Tuesday. 3 S. flava in 24" pot, 3 'Tarnok' in 18" pot. Divide for large specimens? Juncus spiralis in both. Phyllodia: remove all or leave?

Division Strategy

• Large specimens: Keep one plant per pot, rhizome intact. Divide only if center rotting.
• Propagation: Divide rhizomes for multiple smaller plants.
• Juncus: bog marginal—won't harm Sarracenia; may be outcompeted.
• Divide now (above freezing) or wait—your call. Protect if late freeze.

Phyllodia

Jeff leaves them; Jacob cuts all before new growth. If keeping, remove when new pitchers emerge to admit light. No hard rule—grower preference.

Follow-Up: Keep Rhizome Intact for Size

If center healthy, leave whole. Division = smaller plants. Center rot later? You just miss that season's increase—plant survives. Learn by doing; we lose centers sometimes too.