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Sarracenia 'Scarlet Belle' Slow Spring Emergence: Patience

Each Plant Has Its Own Schedule

If roots are creamy white/reddish at crown, they're alive. Brown/dry = dead. Sarracenia vary in wake-up time—some sprout weeks after warming. Keep watered, wait a few weeks.

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