Carnivorous plants and snow

As you look outside, you can see the first snowflakes of the season falling and settling on the ground. So you’ll rush outside to bring your carnivorous plants indoors. There’s no need!

Not only do you risk slipping, but you’re not actually helping your plants either. We could well do without such a blanket, but the plants themselves benefit from it: snow is an excellent insulator. It helps keep the soil at a temperature close to 0°C, which is ideal for the roots of Sarraceniaceae and Droseraceae, and protects the foliage from the cold wind.

No light for a few days? It doesn’t matter; photosynthesis is greatly reduced at this time of year. Think of the lawn, which sometimes remains under the snow for several weeks… it’s still just as green once the snow has melted.