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Dividing Mature Sarracenia 'Scarlet Belle': Timing, Technique, and Post-Division Care

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Break apart natural crowns or cut with sharp knife; ensure rhizome piece has roots. Divide into individual crowns or few clumps. Spray cuts with fungicide or dust sulfur. Repot in standard peat/perlite. Remove flower stalks to direct energy to leaf recovery.

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