In went the Sarracenia rubra jonesii, freebies from our visit to Sarracenia Northwest earlier in the month (and yes, I used a plastic liner).
So happy with how that one turned out I went back to Garden Fever and picked up a second.
Which will be planted up (soon!) with this Sarracenia purpurea var. montana I purchased at the HPSO's Fall PlantFest.
Until the truly cool weather shows up the Tillandsia and Bromeliads will stay in place too..
My other carnivorous plant purchases include this Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula).
And this attractive group...from left to right: S. x 'Judith Hindle', S. alata Red Hood and S. x Mountain Splendor.
Such fabulous detail...
Weather Diary, Sept 24: Hi 73, Low 46/ Precip 0
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I bought a Venus Fly-Trap a couple of years ago, and it died almost immediately. Like two days later. I couldn't keep my pitcher plants alive either. Yours look fabulous in that rusty planter.
ReplyDeleteWhat!? Two days? Even two weeks is to soon. I wonder if there wasn't something already wrong with it when you bought it.
DeleteWill those be able to stay out in mid-air throughout your winter, or will you need to move them? I wish my climate was more friendly to these types of plants! (Or that I knew how to site them better)
ReplyDeleteThe ones on the trellis will be moved to another trellis up against the back of the house, once the cup and saucer vine dies back. That will give them more sun and a little more protection. I don't think I'll risk them "mid-air" through the coldest times, but certainly most of the winter they'll be fine.
DeletePerfect solution! I tried growing Sarracenias a couple of times with no luck. Hardy varieties, but I think they do better by themselves as you have them rather than in a mixed bog, despite how they grow in the wild. They are so beautiful and strange!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful and strange! And could really become addictive.
DeleteI love them too. My small plants grew almost imperceptibly over summer, that is they didn't die but they're not flourishing either. I'm keeping a steady supply of distilled water on hand, but the odds so far don't look good. Judging by all the hybrids available to you, they must do fine in the PNW. They look great in the pocket planters!
ReplyDeleteI've been using our water from the hose bib and feeling slightly guilty about it, but recently read that our Bull Run drinking water in Portland is just fine for them. Relief!
DeleteSarracenias are such gorgeous plants! Most of mine look great the first year but then just so-so in subsequent years. Yours look awesome in the rusty metal pockets and the bowl planter.
ReplyDeleteHmm...I wonder why? I did have a lovely pot of them for several years in a row but then let them get way to dry over a winter and that was the end of that. Fingers crossed I do better in the future.
DeleteThese are so beautiful and healthy, and your display is superb, Loree. I can see why you've fallen in love with them.
ReplyDeleteThank you Eliza!
DeleteI love this trellis! Do the sarracenias have to be kept moist all the time?
ReplyDeleteYep...no letting them dry out.
DeleteOh, Loree, if/when you visit my garden, you'll have to give me a consult on how to spice up my burgeoning but boring bromeliad collection. I don't think I can manage Sarracenias, though - they need regular water, don't they?
ReplyDeleteThey do (regular water), but you can put them in a boggy container! And I would love to give you a Brom spice consult...
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DeleteThey look great! I especially like 'Red Hood'.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Andrew picked the three in that container...he's got good taste!
DeleteThis is one good looking trellis! Only just recently I've seen my first Tillandsia bloom... it is so vibrant, pretty much knocked my socks off! The detailed patterns of Sarracenia is an inspiration to many glass artists.
ReplyDeletePretty pretty pretty pretty! I love that screen trellis. And what IS it about pitcher plants?! So alluring. If i was a bug, I'd be dead.
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