Pitcher plants in a homemade bog

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I tried some pitchers and a Narrow Leaf sundew this year, all are sitting in pots of sphagnum on top of the bog so I can play with the water levels. But I found that they're quite happy with just the wicking action of the moss. In fact - they're really happy! The silly little sundew keeps putting up flower spikes that are close to 3 feet tall. I got them from a nursery that has indigenous plants and they suggest they'll winter in the ground just fine - they have a bog at their shop and one at a nearby arboretum. These are a fun experiment so far.
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After a little rain, I discovered that my Dana's Delight has sunken! The crown is at least 1/2" under water now :-O

Any suggestions on how to get it to come back up to the top and stay there?

@Hound Heaven, I'm a little jealous, I didn't know my sundew was supposed to look like that! LOL Mine is growing and seems healthy, but I've seen no evidence of a bloom. I honestly didn't know they did that!
 
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Like any plant pull it out of the ground and replant it, sounds like you peat was not soaked before planting . make some more mix or scrape some together from the sides.
 
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After a little rain, I discovered that my Dana's Delight has sunken! The crown is at least 1/2" under water now :-O

Any suggestions on how to get it to come back up to the top and stay there?

@Hound Heaven, I'm a little jealous, I didn't know my sundew was supposed to look like that! LOL Mine is growing and seems healthy, but I've seen no evidence of a bloom. I honestly didn't know they did that!
Yep, as @GBBUDD said, gather some moss and build it up under the plant. Not sure if that's the trick, but mine are not actually in the water but are wicking their moisture up through the moss.
This little one has been such a surprise to me - it's so unimpressive but it works hard! It collects a lot of bugs and has probably doubled in size this year. And it has the cutest little sticky suction cups.
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I've been really pleased with the growth of most of them to be honest. My white pitcher is the least happy but the Cutthroat and the green pitcher are really producing.
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