Carnivorous plants in your bog?

[Lisak1]

Does anyone grow pitcher plants in your bog? I can't seem to find any information about how to plant them in a gravel bog - everything seems to be directed at making a special peat bog. They're very cool plants and I'd love to get them growing!

 

[tbendl]

Addy has a bunch of them.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

It has always been my understanding that carnivorous plants prefer low nutrient, acid conditions.

 

[addy1]

I had some growing for a few years, but then they disappeared did not come back up in the spring.
I have a bunch in a peat moss, sand planting. They do like low ph I don't fertilize them at all.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Which ones? I have sarencia pitcher plants in pots in my pond. Sandy soil.

 

[addy1]

They are all sarracenia varieties

 

[adavisus]

Purple pitcher plants seem to be robust in varying soil types, I've seen them growing native in plain woodland settings, ordinary dirt and in a big plant tub growing very luxuriant, both had one thing in common they had dappled light positions

 

[RichardSJPonds]

There's quite a few native types here in the pinebarrens, so I'd agree with Meyer about the acidic sandy soil. I find them on the skirts of swampy areas along the sides of trails, so just a bit of sun, diffused if possible, not too much direct sun.

 

[Nanner]

I am growing some not in my bog but in a planter. They did not do well in my veggie filter so moved them to a planter in a peat moss medium. This is my 3rd year with them. Here in Indiana I take them in the garage in winter and bring them out in the spring. They do well they can take a good soaking but will tolerate some dry as well. Mine even flowered this year.

For clarity the purple flower in the 1st pic is not a pitcher plant.

 

[Lisak1]

I am growing some not in my bog but in a planter. They did not do well in my veggie filter so moved them to a planter in a peat moss medium. This is my 3rd year with them. Here in Indiana I take them in the garage in winter and bring them out in the spring. They do well they can take a good soaking but will tolerate some dry as well. Mine even flowered this year.View attachment 102995 View attachment 102996

For clarity the purple flower in the 1st pic is not a pitcher plant.

So pretty!

I pulled mine out of the bog and moved them to another area in the waterfall with some peat. Still too wet. (The 7 million inches of rain didn't help things much.) Moved them to a pot filled with peat in a last ditch effort to save them. And now they are most completely dead. I'll try again next year!

 

[Faebinder]

Mine came out in the my bog again this year but I had to move them to better spot to get light and that killed them. They need space and cant compete with obedient plants/irises.

 

[Moni_Pond]

I am growing some not in my bog but in a planter. They did not do well in my veggie filter so moved them to a planter in a peat moss medium. This is my 3rd year with them. Here in Indiana I take them in the garage in winter and bring them out in the spring. They do well they can take a good soaking but will tolerate some dry as well. Mine even flowered this year.View attachment 102995 View attachment 102996

For clarity the purple flower in the 1st pic is not a pitcher plant.

Do you water them in your garage over winter? I realize this thread is many years old, but worth asking. It’s my first winter with a potted yellow pitcher plant.

 

[Mgessert]

Article on overwintering carnivorous plants, from carnivorousplantnursery.com

Overwintering Carnivorous Plants

It's a good idea to provide winter protection for your carnivorous plants. You have put a lot of time, energy and money into your bog garden, and protecting your investment is worthwhile.

carnivorousplantnursery.com

 

[Moni_Pond]

Article on overwintering carnivorous plants, from carnivorousplantnursery.com

Overwintering Carnivorous Plants

It's a good idea to provide winter protection for your carnivorous plants. You have put a lot of time, energy and money into your bog garden, and protecting your investment is worthwhile.

carnivorousplantnursery.com

Thank you!

 

[GBBUDD]

Theres no need to bring them in mine have been in the bog for five years now 24/7