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Post by jfowler on Apr 17, 2009 17:58:23 GMT
Even though my front yard bog garden suffered through being pillaged by miscreants last year, it has come back to some level and started showing its finest colors. Hopefully, I can show images of the plants/flowers as they appear during the year. Sarracenia flava var. flava (Yellow pitcher plant) 4-17-2009 Sarracenia flava var. flava (Yellow pitcher plant) 4-17-2009
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Post by brokken on Apr 22, 2009 2:14:55 GMT
I remember the thread and I remember how nice the garden looked. I do hope that the plants make a good comeback this year.
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Post by jfowler on Apr 23, 2009 22:19:02 GMT
Thank you. We have had a lot of rain this spring, and it appears to be in good shape.
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Post by jfowler on Apr 23, 2009 22:35:01 GMT
Sarracenia flava var. flava (yellow pitcher plant) 4-23-2009 Sarracenia flava var. flava and S. flava var. maxima 4-23-2009 Sarracenia rosea? 4-23-2009 (short, early-blooming, pinkish flowers) Sarracenia Xcatesbaei 4-23-2009 I purchased this plant last week at our annual South Carolina Native Plant Society's plant sale. Sarracenia purpurea subspecies venosa 4-23-2009 (S. psittacina in foreground). Twelve buds on this plant I grew from seed four or five years ago! This is the only plant in the bog whose pitchers I leave on from year to year. The others get their old pitchers removed each February. I may actually burn the bog next winter. Any comments?
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Post by Brian Barnes on Apr 24, 2009 12:59:48 GMT
Hey Jim, Indeed, it looks like things are waking up quite nicely for you! You should have a nice flower show in no time... Any signs of Pogonia or Calapogon up your way yet? Happy Growing, Brian.
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Post by jfowler on Apr 24, 2009 14:47:05 GMT
Brian, the Calopogon tuberosus is up about 2". Remember, I had a huge clump (75 - 100 plants) of the magenta ones that were pillaged last year. There were five corms left, and this year, I have eight or nine plants coming up. They almost double each year. The white ones (forma alba) are just poking out of the ground. They have always been a couple of weeks later, anyway. They originated in the Green Swamp area.
I've not been able to keep Pogonia ophioglossoides alive in my bog garden. It's supposed to be almost invasive when it gains a foothold, but I've not had any success with it.
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Post by jfowler on Apr 29, 2009 17:53:55 GMT
More photos: I'm showing only the flowers, since the pitchers are not very developed at this point... Sarracenia alata - 04-29-2009 - this was one of the plants that was almost completely trashed last year. The replanted parts/pieces didn't live, but the original plant has survived. Sarracenia Xcatesbaei - 04-29-2009 - this plant has bright green pitchers with fine red veining. Sarracenia Xcatesbaei - 04-29-2009 - this plant has deep red pitchers. From the color and shape of the flower, it looks like there is very little S. flava in its ancestry. Sarracenia Xcatesbaei - 04-29-2009 - this plant has green pitchers with dark red veins.
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Post by jfowler on May 7, 2009 17:59:23 GMT
Here are a few other red-flowered pitcher plants that are in the bog garden: S. X'Ladies in Waiting' - 05-07-2009 S. rubra subsp. wherryi - 05-07-2009 S. X'Dixie Lace' - 05-07-2009 S. jonesii - 05-07-2009 S. purpurea subsp. venosa - 05-07-2009
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Post by jfowler on May 13, 2009 21:49:30 GMT
One of the last Sarracenia to bloom in the garden is Sarracenia minor. These plants seem to do very well, and have just about doubled in size in the past few years. Plenty of flowers, as well. Sarracenia minor -- 2009-05-13 Sarracenia minor -- 2009-05-13
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Post by jfowler on May 14, 2009 22:45:29 GMT
A couple of images of some Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-pink orchid) that does very well in any bog garden, and a full shot of the bog garden -- and yes, I know the grass needs mowing...: Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-pink orchid) -- 2009-05-14 Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-pink orchid) -- 2009-05-14 Full view of front yard bog garden -- 2009-05-14
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Post by jfowler on May 17, 2009 13:25:29 GMT
Well, the final pitcher plant to bloom is a cultivar, S. X'Bug Pipes' (S. minor x S. psittacina). It is late due to having S. minor as a parent -- S. minor is usually the last species to bloom - in my garden, anyway. Sarracenia X'Bug Pipes' (S. minor x S. psittacina) -- 05-17-2009 Sarracenia X'Bug Pipes' (S. minor x S. pisittacina) -- 05-17-2009 Calopogon tuberosus (Grass-pink orchid) -- 05-17-2009
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Post by Brian Barnes on May 18, 2009 9:35:18 GMT
Hey Jim, Your plants are looking great! Especially the Sarracenia minor, which is my all-around favorite species... How's the white Calopogon? Did they survive this year? Happy Growing, Brian.
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Post by jfowler on May 19, 2009 0:45:55 GMT
Hey Brian,
Thanks for asking. The white ones are doing great. They didn't get pulled up with the pink/purple ones, since they come in a few weeks later. Right now they are just budding up with stems about two to three inches high. They originally came from a roadside just outside the Green Swamp boundary (North Carolina). The purple ones are from the mountains of South Carolina. Go figure why the mountain ones bloom two weeks before the coastal ones... I'll have images of the white form when they bloom in a couple of weeks.
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Post by jfowler on May 21, 2009 22:03:47 GMT
Another shot of the grass pink orchids. I find them irresistable, and they are so easy to grow in the bog garden. Three shades of Calopogon tuberosus -- 05-21-2009
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Post by Randy Zerr on May 22, 2009 3:16:38 GMT
Great looking plants. I have a planter box with Sarracenia and I occasionally burn the dry dead leaves in the winter depending on how cold it got and how far down they are dried. The main reason I do it is I have a problem with scale insects outdoors and this gets rid of them effectively without chemicals.
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