Wintering Sarracenia in Chicago: Cold Window Dormancy

A Chicago grower with a Sarracenia in a 4-inch pot asked whether to keep it outside or in a large living room window as temperatures dropped into the 30s°F.

Indoor Dormancy Protocol

• Bring inside to a cold, north-facing (sunless) window.
• Plant needs dormancy, not light.
• Cut brown foliage; keep moist but not waterlogged.
• Spray sulfur fungicide.

Spring

Return outdoors when nights stay above freezing.