I have been making a mini bog as you probably already know, but I just decided to use perlite in the end as you probably already know. I haven't had and problems so I'm guessing it should be ok.
S. purpurea:
http://i103.piczo.co...794_71637_7.jpg
S. x wrigleyana:
http://i103.piczo.co...73795_549_7.jpg
S. flava (looking quite ugly as a lot of our [tall, mostly] pitcher plants are like at the minute):
http://i103.piczo.co...796_86197_7.jpg
D. capensis (ok, it isn't in the bog, but it is looking rather nice at the minute [it is in flower but if I got that in the shot wouldn't look very good] also, notice the fact that it has a 'how to grow this plant' leaflet, after it had a near-death experience when I was on holiday. My other plants need these- most of them wilted.):
http://i103.piczo.co...793_42782_7.jpg
Thank you.
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My Mini Bog
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venusflytrapman
, Aug 30 2007 10:53 AM
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 10:53 AM
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 11:02 AM
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Your "S. flava" looks like a hybrid.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 11:05 AM
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My thoughts as well, are you sure your flava is indeed one? It surely doesn't look so.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 11:53 AM
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Actually, nobody has ever seen it before... so I just guessed! I think we should go back to that old thread on this plant...
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 15:44 PM
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It could be a S. x stevensii, why? Because it looks a bit like one and they are available practically in every garden shop across europe.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 18:26 PM
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I see you chose the container to blend in with the plants 
A top dressing of peat/sand would help to hide the perlite too.
A top dressing of peat/sand would help to hide the perlite too.
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Posted 31 August 2007 - 07:44 AM
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Yes the container is rather er, how should I put it, fluorescent. I was going to put the container into a terracotta coloured plastic pot. Then I don't have to bother repotting it because of the container being hard on the eyes. I'll try to find some horticultural sand (or silver) , but, it's hard to come by here. It's not really a gardeny planty place here. They only ever sell builders sand.
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