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Building a Bog Garden in Zone 7 NC: Transplanting, Winterizing, and Species Selection

Transplanting Potted Plants

Sarracenia: resilient—remove from pots, plant, leave little old soil. Darlingtonia: gentler—plant as intact soil ball; water with Superthrive.

Winter Leaf Management

Trim trumpet Sarracenia leaves in December: hygiene (less mold) + reduces transpiration in extreme cold. In NC zone 7, tarps during cold snaps likely sufficient. Darlingtonia, S. psittacina, S. purpurea: leave leaves.

Follow-Up: S. minor and S. purpurea ssp. purpurea in Zone 7

Both thrive. S. minor native to NC; S. purpurea ssp. purpurea grown for years in our zone 8.
S. minor loses most leaves in winter (1–2 may persist).

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