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Spring Cleanup for Sarracenia Bogs and Choosing Winter-Hardy Sundews for Zone 7

Trim and Select

Cut old leaves at base (except S. purpurea and psittacina: only >50% brown). US-native sundews hardy in zone 7: D. anglica, intermedia, filiformis, rotundifolia. Same care as Sarracenia. See care sheets.

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