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Post by jfowler on Apr 17, 2010 18:41:09 GMT
There are two additional Sarracenia species in the bog garden whose flowers have just opened: S. alata and S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii. Here are a couple of pictures of each one with a photo of the Venus fly-traps just coming out of winter hibernation: 04-17-2010 S. alata04-17-2010 S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii04-17-2010 Dionaea muscipula just coming out of winter hibernation
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Post by buckcity on Apr 18, 2010 1:55:05 GMT
Love the lycopodiella (clubmoss) growing with the Venus Fly Trap.
Is it one of the up-right growing varieties?
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Post by jfowler on Apr 23, 2010 23:37:02 GMT
Yes it is, buckcity. It is Lycopodiella appressa (southern bog clubmoss). It is very easy to grow. I planted one "sprout" and it has just about covered the garden. However, it is not as choking as the moss that I'm still trying to get rid of. I thought about the other easy-to-grow one Lycopodiella alopecuroides, (foxtail clubmoss), but it get's too tall and lanky; whereas the other one just runs across the ground.
Those upright sprouts will develop into spore-bearing structures in the fall.
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Post by buckcity on Apr 24, 2010 1:44:46 GMT
Cool primitive plants and they look good with Carnivorous plants.
Think in Florida we have three kinds- the two that you mentioned and the one I grow L.prostrata.
I would like to see pictures of Foxtail Clubmoss in its habitat. There is scant information that I can find on-line.
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Post by jfowler on Apr 24, 2010 3:10:32 GMT
I would think you folks have plenty of it down there -- we certainly do, especially on the coastal plain. The problem for me is that its main stem arches several times during the growing season. Where it touches the ground, it produces roots and continues with another arching. Eventually, there is a mass of arching runners all over the place! Its spore-bearing structure is handsome, though -- looks like a fox's tail -- hence the common name, fox-tail clubmoss.
Actually, L. prostata has a similar spore-bearing structure as L. alopecuroides -- just a bit less robust.
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Post by jfowler on May 2, 2010 16:10:00 GMT
Many of the earlier blooming species (mostly Sarracenia flava species) have dropped their petals, and now the later blooming species have started to bloom. These represent mostly the darker red species and the hybrids between them and S. flava. The last species that blooms in the garden is S. minor, and it is still in fairly tight bud. 05-02-2010 Bog Garden 05-02-2010 S. flava var. rubricorpa pitcher 05-02-2010 S. Xcatesbaei05-02-2010 S. Xcatesbaei a bit past peak bloom 05-02-2010 S. rubra subsp. wherryi05-02-2010 S. jonesii05-02-2010 S. flava var. cuprea "copper-top" 05-02-2010 S. X'Ladies in Waiting' 05-02-2010 S. X'Dixie Lace'
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Post by jfowler on May 9, 2010 18:01:08 GMT
Here are some images I took this morning in the bog garden. Today, the first of the orchids was in flower -- Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-pink Orchid). It is native orchid to the eastern United States, and is quite easy to grow in a bog garden (and it multiplies from year to year). The two pitcher plants are Sarracenia X'Bug Pipes', a complex hybrid, which is always one of the last to bloom in my bog garden. The other is S. minor (Hooded Pitcher Plant) and is native to South Carolina. In fact, it is the most prevalent pitcher plant species along the Atlantic coastal plain of our state. The last image is that of Drosera intermedia. I bought one plant two years ago and it was subsequently dug up at least twice by the neighborhood squirrels. It did bloom during that summer, but did not appear last year, so I thought it was lost. However, early this spring, I noticed the hibernacula, and it was on a small, rotten log in the garden. Looks like it is happy, so I'll leave it where it is. I figure that it came up from seeds of the original plant. 05-09-2010 -- Calopogon tuberosus05-09-2010 -- Sarracenia X'Bug Pipes' 05-09-2010 -- Sarracenia minor05-09-2010 -- Drosera intermedia
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Post by buckcity on May 9, 2010 18:11:52 GMT
Boy, those are attractive plants.
That is too funny about finding the lost drosera on a log. It looks very happy though.
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Post by jfowler on May 12, 2010 23:12:45 GMT
Here are two more of the Common Grass-Pink Orchids that are currently blooming in the bog garden: 05-12-2010 Calopogon tuberosus05-12-2010 Calopogon tuberosus with Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa in the background
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Post by jfowler on May 16, 2010 19:26:18 GMT
While it may not be as neat and tidy as brokken's beautiful garden, I'm really happy that all of my work has paid off. It's actually not that hard to keep a bog garden going -- it does most of the work, after all. Just keeping the weeds and critters out and watering it occasionally when there is a shortage of rain will do the trick. 05-16-2010 Front Yard Bog Garden, Greenville, South Carolina
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Post by Adammmm on May 23, 2010 12:28:48 GMT
My capensis came back from the roots. Nice garden I must say!
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Post by unstuckintime on May 23, 2010 22:14:18 GMT
jfowler, what is that Sarracenia just in front of the Calopogon tuberosus? It looks fascinating in that last picture... Your bog is a true inspiration! One other question though- how do you know the water level? Or do you go by the reliable "If it looks dry, water it" method?
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Post by Adammmm on May 25, 2010 11:51:08 GMT
jfowler, what is that Sarracenia just in front of the Calopogon tuberosus? It looks fascinating in that last picture... Your bog is a true inspiration! One other question though- how do you know the water level? Or do you go by the reliable "If it looks dry, water it" method? I'm pretty sure it is a Purpurea, although it could be a hybrid resembling a Purp. Although I could be very wrong.
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Post by jfowler on May 26, 2010 0:19:11 GMT
Unstuckintime -- I purchased it as a Sarracenia burkei. Although the flower petals are "pinkish", I don't think they qualify as that species. Those are just new pitchers trying to extend past the old pitchers. They are already enlarging and looking more "normal". As far as the water level is concerned -- after having the bog garden for five or six years, I can tell by looking at the surface of the soil and tell if it needs more water. I have two 65-gallon rain barrels nearby which I can use to supplement the natural rainfall.
awgaupp -- Thanks for the complement! It has provided me with many days of pleasure, and not really that much work...
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Post by Adammmm on May 29, 2010 12:13:54 GMT
I think my outdoor bog (I have minibogs too) I started 4 years ago. I didn't really get into money spending on Sarr. Cultivars until last year, so I knew it was time to get serious in having it come back. So I covered with pine needles, and, since it was undrained, poked a hole in the side to prevent rot. Not one plant in my bog died, while a few in my mini-bogs did.
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