beercanoo Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Hello ime creating a bog in the south east (near london) and want to know what CPs i can grow all year round. which Cps are most suited to our climate and are there any really intresting ones. :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Try Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea, S. flava var. flava and Darlingtonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 See this earlier thread: http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2589 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beercanoo Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 that thread was very informative and has answered all my questions, most exciting was the repeated sucsses of Darlingtonia which i never thought i could grow because it had highly sensetive roots prefering moving rivers etc. ive got along list of plants to try out know but ide still like to know if anyone is having good result with an unexpected variety. what about venus fly traps:?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Some do grow VFT in outdoor bogs.......but you have to be prepared for the fact that you might lose the plant over the winter. There is another earlier thread on this subject here: http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Hi beercanoo I've not got a bog garden as such, but I've got a large pot with S. purpurea ssp venosa, S. x exornata, S. oreophylla and S. rubra ssp alabamensis x oreophylla in it and they seem to be doing OK. They're staying outside all year round. What part of southeast, near London are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hello beercanoo, You might already know this, but make sure that your soil mix is wet when you put it in the bog, dont put it in dry then water it or it will evaporate too quickly, I dont know why (maybe someone with more of a science brain than me can explain it) but I know from personal experience that its true. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beercanoo Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I will make sure that the peat is wet first, its a pain to make it wet though especially since i dont have that much spare pure water; ill wait till it rains(Thanks for the tip). ime gonna put it near my pond (above the water level) and at the moment ime on a hunt for immature or seedling plants (any and all the named above+ anything hardy enouph and tried in England) so i can watch them grow, i also need to keep the price of the bog down so collecting might be a long process but which ime still looking forward to, from all the information given to me here i know of 13 plants excluding hybrids(which ime also looking for) : sarracenia flava, S.purpurea + ssp.purprea( ive got this ), S.rubra, S.oreopillia, Drosera rotufondia(spellt right?), D. Intermedia D. Binata'T', D.angelica, Pingucula vulgaris, P grandifolia, P.luisitanica , Darlingtonia californica and finally Dionea! If any one is looking to let go of a small plant for a small price to a good home let me know :) much appreciated, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Drosera rotundifolia. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 If you're anywhere near an IKEA, last year they were selling a variety of sarras including purpurea at £1.50, very reasonable they haven't got any in yet this year but I dont suppose it will be long now. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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