tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post899820694338166309..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Wherein I take a deeper plunge into carnivorous plant collecting and finally find a use for those rusted pocket planters...danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3655872098244505892017-09-26T23:44:44.414-07:002017-09-26T23:44:44.414-07:00Pretty pretty pretty pretty! I love that screen t...Pretty 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. Alyse Lansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953317608061300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37189966405402810992017-09-26T01:26:18.928-07:002017-09-26T01:26:18.928-07:00This is one good looking trellis! Only just recent...This 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.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14197425688014408892017-09-25T18:45:26.512-07:002017-09-25T18:45:26.512-07:00Me too. Andrew picked the three in that container....Me too. Andrew picked the three in that container...he's got good taste!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16805019946748444582017-09-25T18:40:56.325-07:002017-09-25T18:40:56.325-07:00Who me?Who me?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66718124663472115992017-09-25T18:40:09.869-07:002017-09-25T18:40:09.869-07:00They do (regular water), but you can put them in a...They do (regular water), but you can put them in a boggy container! And I would love to give you a Brom spice consult...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25823824805629091602017-09-25T18:39:06.630-07:002017-09-25T18:39:06.630-07:00Yep...no letting them dry out.Yep...no letting them dry out.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67347041809262873732017-09-25T14:42:41.309-07:002017-09-25T14:42:41.309-07:00They look great! I especially like 'Red Hood&#...They look great! I especially like 'Red Hood'.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29191754046813075012017-09-25T12:49:24.433-07:002017-09-25T12:49:24.433-07:00dangerouser and dangerouserdangerouser and dangerouserAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14784684763490535782017-09-25T11:57:20.145-07:002017-09-25T11:57:20.145-07:00Oh, Loree, if/when you visit my garden, you'll...Oh, 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?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86561625010078222972017-09-25T11:42:07.740-07:002017-09-25T11:42:07.740-07:00I love this trellis! Do the sarracenias have to be...I love this trellis! Do the sarracenias have to be kept moist all the time?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34075126956265282202017-09-25T11:04:30.563-07:002017-09-25T11:04:30.563-07:00Thank you Eliza!Thank you Eliza!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90312544507946107982017-09-25T11:03:37.830-07:002017-09-25T11:03:37.830-07:00Hmm...I wonder why? I did have a lovely pot of the...Hmm...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.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16582437106423663542017-09-25T11:02:37.408-07:002017-09-25T11:02:37.408-07:00I've been using our water from the hose bib an...I'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!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3019242584046392452017-09-25T11:01:14.564-07:002017-09-25T11:01:14.564-07:00They are beautiful and strange! And could really b...They are beautiful and strange! And could really become addictive.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8819748817894400542017-09-25T11:00:28.256-07:002017-09-25T11:00:28.256-07:00The ones on the trellis will be moved to another t...The 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.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65577716874484329302017-09-25T10:59:10.678-07:002017-09-25T10:59:10.678-07:00What!? Two days? Even two weeks is to soon. I wond...What!? Two days? Even two weeks is to soon. I wonder if there wasn't something already wrong with it when you bought it.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74810890258291582402017-09-25T10:55:52.689-07:002017-09-25T10:55:52.689-07:00These are so beautiful and healthy, and your displ...These are so beautiful and healthy, and your display is superb, Loree. I can see why you've fallen in love with them.Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69519169788899338142017-09-25T10:54:11.402-07:002017-09-25T10:54:11.402-07:00Sarracenias are such gorgeous plants! Most of min...Sarracenias 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. Peter/Outlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499260699813618283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21596864738635339962017-09-25T10:46:31.858-07:002017-09-25T10:46:31.858-07:00I love them too. My small plants grew almost impe...I 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! Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49569555502394015852017-09-25T10:42:20.424-07:002017-09-25T10:42:20.424-07:00Perfect solution! I tried growing Sarracenias a co...Perfect 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!LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24874625336091426712017-09-25T10:09:47.877-07:002017-09-25T10:09:47.877-07:00Will those be able to stay out in mid-air througho...Will 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)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7183965620132593842017-09-25T08:47:43.200-07:002017-09-25T08:47:43.200-07:00I bought a Venus Fly-Trap a couple of years ago, a...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.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com