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Post by taywf1234 on Apr 12, 2007 15:57:13 GMT
I know this might be a stupid question to some but is it possible for me to have a bog garden in my garden in Scotland?
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Clint
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Post by Clint on Apr 12, 2007 16:00:41 GMT
It's not stupid. Sure you can. I don't know anything about Scotland but I'll assume it gets cold in the winter. Mulch well and all should be well!
S. purpurea and I believe Dionaea has been naturalized in the UK so there are excellent plant to start with! D. rotundifolia and D. anglica are good Drosera as well. Several Pinguicula are native to Europe, too.
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Post by loakesy on Apr 12, 2007 19:51:17 GMT
I'm sure there are wild colonies of all sorts of plants including Sarracenia in the Lake District (Yes, I know it's not Scotland, but it's not that far away!) so you should do fine!
As JustLikeAPill says, D.s rotundifolia and anglica would do well too!
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Post by rhillier on Apr 19, 2007 19:16:44 GMT
You should be able to grow all of the sarracenia varieties provided you mulch the garden in the fall with about 12" of pine needles. I have a bog near Toronto, Ontario, Canada and have had success with them since 2003.
This past winter, we had temps into the minus 30's at night and a temperature datalogger at the surface of the growing medium (under the pine needles and snow) leveled out at -0.1C.
That was a big surprise...
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by zpyder on Aug 4, 2007 20:49:55 GMT
I remember reading in the back issues of CPN there were 2 or three articles on Ireland, and how S.purpurea was introduced in the 1900's and can still be found. It's probably a little more mild than scotland, but at least it shows there is hope yet!
Another issue detailed there were Dionaea and S.purpurea colonies somewhere in the new forest, and mentioned a landmark I know of and which is near(ish) to me. When I have the time I can see mindless hours being spent trying to find them. I sooooooo want to see a CP in the wild other than D.rotundifolia and D.intermedia!
On the south coast of England I've been keeping Darlingtonia in a pot for the last 4-5 years. It started out in a 7cm pot from Hampton court. I just potted it into a 45cm terracotta tub today! The main challenge is making sure it stays cool, and wet, so maybe that'd be a good species? My Sarracenia don't seem to die, but just don't really grow outside. I'm hoping moving them around the side of the house so they get a *tad* more sun but get out of the wind will help!
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