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Post by v074 on Dec 9, 2013 18:54:10 GMT
I would like to start an outdoor carnivorous plant bog garden. I am wondering if you anyone has any advice on it. In the garden, I would like to include mainly Venus Flytraps and Temperate Sarracaenias. I live in Ireland, so the weather isn't that good all the time. Of course, I will not start my bog garden in Winter. I would just like to know in advance.(-:
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 10, 2013 5:22:27 GMT
If you're in Ireland, try looking for species that can deal with the winters you have, like Sarracenia purpurea, or the northern temperate Pinguicula species.
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 17:16:26 GMT
Are there any other carnivorous plants that can survive Irish Winters?
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 21:24:51 GMT
Do I have to sink pots into the ground to prevent the invasiveness of the carnivorous plamts and then plant them there, like you have to do if you grow mint?
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 22:07:28 GMT
I have done some research and found that the following carnivorous plants are native to Ireland....
Droseras:D.Rotundifolia;D.Intermedia;D.Anglica. Pinguiculas:P.Vulgaris;P.Grandiflora; P.Lusitanica Utricularias:U.Vulgaris;U.Intermedia; U.Australis;U.Minor
....and found that the following was introduced....
Sarracenia:S.Purpurea
So, does anyone know how to grow any of these?
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 22:08:21 GMT
I would like to grow them from seed.
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 23:28:16 GMT
Also, what soil mix should I use....Sphagnum peat moss/cocoa peat;perlite/silica sand/washed river sand(1:1)?
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Post by v074 on Dec 10, 2013 23:31:00 GMT
Final question for now:what time of year should I start this "project" at(....Feb/Mar....?)?
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Post by tanukimo on Dec 11, 2013 0:56:56 GMT
If you're making a bog garden that pretty much eliminates the possibility of aquatic Utricularia. If you want to grow Sarracenia purpurea from seed, I'd start now because it requires a stratification period. I highly doubt that the plants you grow will be invasive unless you live in a bog. I think your best bet would be using a mixture of one part Sphagnum peat moss and one part silica sand. Make sure the sand you use is not too fine, because that will prevent the roots of the plants from breathing. From my experience, trying to grow carnivorous plants from seed is more hassle than it is worth.
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Post by v074 on Dec 11, 2013 8:39:25 GMT
I just thought that they were invasive because I saw a picture online of on in a pot filled with soil sunk into the ground. Oh, and I don't live in a bog, but how would that effect the invasive?
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Post by v074 on Dec 11, 2013 8:45:41 GMT
Huh! I just had an idea! Should I include a pond bedide the carnivorous plant bog garden to house aquatic Utricularias, and maybe even Aldrovanda Vesiculos'? Or, do they require a lake(and I'm not going to include a lake)?
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Post by v074 on Dec 11, 2013 8:54:12 GMT
Don't you have to add sphagnum peat moss to the water once a month? People might like my carnivorous plants, but they certainly won't like the colour of the pond water.:-)
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Post by tanukimo on Dec 12, 2013 1:53:55 GMT
They put the pots in the ground so it is easier to move the plants around while still creating the illusion of having a garden. If the plants were invasive, that wouldn't help against them spreading at all. A pond would be fine for aquatic Utricularia and Aldrovanda, but I'd be concerned about the pond freezing over during the winter. You might want to get turion-forming Utricularia or move them inside if you want to grow them long-term. Once a pond is set up, you don't need to add any more substrate, including peat moss.
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Post by v074 on Dec 12, 2013 8:49:19 GMT
I have heard of aquatic Utricularia, terrestrial Utricularia and orchid Utricularia, but what does "turion-forming Utricularia" mean?
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Post by tanukimo on Dec 12, 2013 11:44:10 GMT
Some of the aquatic Utricularia as well as some varieties of Aldrovanda which grow in places with cold winters form turions and stop growing until temperatures go back up again.
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