You'd have to give them protection. They can take BRIEF freezes but not prolonged ones. A cool basement, garage, attic. Here in N.Y. zone 6a I put some of mine bare root in the fridge in zip lock bags. A few I leave out in a unheated back utility room.

I can verify that plenty of days over 100 is fine. Just keep the potting medium moist, which for me is tray-watering 2x a week is sufficient. I saw 2x a week meaning that even if the water is gone from the tray, I don't refill it again until a few days later. I don't keep they tray constantly filled with water.You'll have to check for your conditions.

As for low temps, I have had short periods of temps below 20s, and hail/snow that occurred overnight and stayed around a few days as the temps were still below 32 and not melting anything. The plants also remained in good condition. Beyond a week or two, I'm not sure how they will handle.

Just grow purpurea purpurea. It's native to zone 4. Just put it in a big pot and maybe move the pot somewhere slightly protected in the winter, like a corner of the yard that gets large snow drifts.

Sorry for delayed response everyone. I ended up getting purpurea venosa. It is a beauty!

I guess I am undecided whether I will attempt to leave outside for winter, or put in fridge. But at least I have time to think about this.

One more question, do insects need to be ALIVE before they fall in the pitcher? Sorry if this is a dumb question. I found a dead fly and dropped it into pitcher and now, 12 hours later, realized that the pitcher probably won't activate as there was no movement to trigger it, like there would have been if the fly was alive and moving. Is this correct?

Dead bugs are fine. The enzymes will still digest it. They only have to be alive for flytraps so the trigger hairs get tickled more than once.

Sarracenia Flava has been growing in my garden for 3 years without protection and I have several plants that recall thriving. I do grow purpurea as well but Flava is my favorite. Scarlett Belle also survived this past winter.

Tommy, thank you. You are so knowledgable about these plants, thanks for all the help.

Tim, do you live in NJ as well? Do you have them planted in individual containers or a big bog? Do you mulch over the winter or just leave them as is?

I live in Vermont and i planted them in the ground. I sunk a small pond liner and filled it with peat/sand. I do not cover them. Survival of the fittest as far as i am concerned. I got my start from a nursery in zone 4 that was growing them very well outdoors.

Wow awesome, especially considering how cold I imagine Vermont winters to be.

I would get several of the same plants. Leave some outside, take some in for added protection or simulated cool temperatures in the fridge/basement. That's pretty much about the only way you can figure out if your climate (or even microclimate around your house) would tolerate some of these plants living outdoors year-round.

I did that kind of thing for 1 whole year. Once I figured out what was hardy or not, I now knew that in the second and additional years, I could grow my collection more and more based on the amount of care they needed from me.

As much as we all would love more CPs and even different varieties, we have to figure out our growing capability with regards to the weather, too, as well as our time involved to care for them.

That is such a good idea and a good excuse for me to get more plants - experimentation. Mwahaha! Thank you for the advice I think I will try that

That is awesome. I look forward to being able to make cuttings possibly next spring if mine make through the winter!