Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> Plant Species >> Carnivorous Plants

Growing Cephalotus (Australian Pitcher Plant) in Portland, Oregon

A Portland, OR grower asked if they should get a Cephalotus and grow it outside.

Indoor Growing Recommended

Jacob Farin: read care sheet (Cobra Plant). For Portland, grow indoors. He has one in a west windowsill thriving. Winter window coolness/low light provides short dormancy.

Carnivorous Plants: Transitioning Sarracenia Outdoors for Winter Dormancy; Identifying a Tropical Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes Hybrid Care Basics; When to Move a Seedling Pitcher Plant Outdoors; Slow-Starting Sarracenia alata in Cool Michigan Spring; New Nepenthes Brown Leaf Tips: Normal Acclimation, Not a Problem; Sarracenia flava Dormancy Indoors: Trim Brown, Keep Cool, Plan Outdoor Move; Growing Sarracenia Outdoors in Southern California: Tap Water Tolerance and Testing; Self-Watering Pots for Cephalotus: Test Before Committing; Transplanting Flowering Sarracenia purpurea in Spring; Rescuing a Hardware Store Sarracenia: Acclimating Terrarium Plants to Outdoor Growing

Garden Articles

Nepenthes alata Loses Last Pitcher: No Problem—Focus on Light

Why Won't My Venus Flytrap Close? The Critical Role of Light

Identifying Mystery Pitcher Plant and Correct Watering Method

Venus Flytrap Flowering: To Cut or Not to Cut?

Nepenthes Fusca Pitcher Failure: Insufficient Light Despite Apparent Growth

Feeding Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle': Can You Use Nightcrawlers?

Identifying a Mystery Sarracenia from Lowe's: Likely 'Judith Hindle'

Plants

Winter Grow Light Setup for Tropical Pitcher Plants: T5/T8 Guidelines

Cephalotus Repotting: Coarse Mix Required, Slime Mold Management

Small Holes in Pitcher Plant Leaves: Yellow Jackets or Other Pests?

Correct Soil for Pitcher Plants: Peat and Perlite, Not Sphagnum

Identifying Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa

Seasonal Pitcher Decline in Sarracenia: Summer Dormancy Explained

Growing Pitcher Plants from Seed: Stratification & Germination