Remove from water trays and put in a cold but not freezing location, above 35 but below say 45. The soil needs to be moist during dormancy but not soaked like the growing season. A cool basement, attic, garage of the bottom of the fridge.

The purpurea can stay outside for the winter. Soil should be no wetter than a wrung out sponge while dormant. Do a search. There are lots of threads here on dormancy.

any purpurea can be outside? what is the coldest it can go? what about leucophyla and Judith Hindle?

Purpurea is from colder climates than yours and often comes back from being encased in ice for weeks at a time. The others can't take that.

then a vtf?

They can not stand a hard freeze. Re-read my above post.

on cobraplant.com they say that plants can survive freezing temps and live in Oregon
PS how do you post pics?

If I were you I find a nice sunny window and let my VFT grow there for a while until the severe cold has passed.

The less sunlight VFT receives the less water you have to give it if you do not want the plant to rot.

I would keep it moist near a south facing window where it can get sun and be dormant in the best possible way.

Also, this is the best time to transplant them in new soil. If you are a begginer, transplant them every year. Use a mixture of mostly peatmoss and some pertile 70/30. Make sure that neither the peat moss or the pertlite are enriched with fertilizers.

You keep them with fresh soil and always give them sun and they will grow without any problems.

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