Carnivorous bog plants

[Addy]

One of my bog plants has bloomed, it is around 3 inches in size. The rest all have buds on them, and are starting to grow their pitchers.

 

[Tmann]

Cool flower.. Will need to get one for my bog when I get around to finishing it. What is it?

 

[Addy]

Sarracenia flava, the Yellow pitcher plant
It did fine this last winter here, but we did not drop below zero at all, think the coldest was 8

 

[j.w]

Very nice one addy! How many different types of the Pitcher plant do you have now? I know you rescued some from death row and wondered if they all made it.

 

[Addy]

I have these, waiting to see if they all come back or not

flava yellow
flava ornata
swaniana
catesbaei
rubra
minor
flava
purpurea green
dana
Scarlette Belle
Judith Hindle
Purpurea red
Tarnock
drosera filiformis
venus fly trap

The one I saved has done fine.
I just saw today my cobra pitcher plant is coming back.

internet pictures:

very difficult one to keep growing, I have it in running water in the bog, similar to what it likes. I saw little leaves coming up........So excited!

 

[j.w]

Will be interesting to see if a lot of those come back and that Cobra one is really cool looking! That bottom one is very pretty too!

 

[Addy]

The bottom picture is the cobras flower, I was so excited to see that it was still alive and growing.

 

[j.w]

lol I thought the one on top would be the Cobras cuz it looks kinda like a snake! Anyways they are both beautiful!

 

[Addy]

lol I thought the one on top would be the Cobras cuz it looks kinda like a snake! Anyways they are both beautiful!

lol jw, the top one is the cobra plant, looks like a cobra hood with a forked tongue, the bottom one is the cobras flower.

 

[j.w]

So are you saying they are the same plant? Wow if so they really look different when they flower!

 

[JenH]

Wow those are so cool! I want some for my bog. Can you buy those at regular garden centers and nursuries?

 

[Addy]

I bought the cobra off ebay from california. Of the pitcher plants it is the hardest to grow and keep alive.

 

[Addy]

This one opened today

sun dew you can see all the gnats it is catching the little black spots

Growing new pitchers

 

[j.w]

Those are super cool and quite interesting to see! What a pretty bloom that top one has. The bottom one looks like he's hungry,lol! Glad they are hardy for you!

 

[Tmann]

Addy are these in another bog you have? Didn't notice any gravel like your other bog.

 

[Addy]

Addy are these in another bog you have? Didn't notice any gravel like your other bog.

They are in a dirt bog, peat moss and sand. They love acidic water, which we have tons of.
I do have two pitcher plants in the pond bog, one is the cobra, it likes running water, the other is a ruba, so far it has done well. Does not grow as well as the land pitchers, but does grow.

They like to go from wet to dry to wet to dry (somewhat dry not real dry)
If we get lots of rain they tend to stay wet, but our summers have been hot and dry so I have been hose watering them. This year they have done fine on their own so far.

 

[Shirleyc Cox]

How you maintain? Do you feed them? They are gorgeous....!

 

[Tmann]

I found where you can buy the cobra in seed form, have you ever had any luck growing from seed?

 

[ChanellG]

I have a special interest in carnivorous plants. I think they are a great idea for mosquito control. I ordered a little kit to grow a venus flytrap, but the instructions were so complicated I never tried to do it. Even though I have had it a couple years, I am tempted to see if it is still any good. Any advice?

 

[maddie]

wow those plants look real cool. I always thought they were out in the wild.. never knew anyone who grew them.. Cool