A Bog Garden

Carnivorous plants bring beauty and danger

Today we ’re conduct one last slip to the beautiful gardens of Heronswood ( check outthe first post in the seriesfor more on this iconic garden ) with a terminal set of photos from Cherry Ong . Today the focus is on the peat bog garden , which is full of beautiful pitcher plants — one of Cherry ’s favourite !

The bog garden surrounds a minor pond and is plant with a variety of moisture - get laid plants , but most colorful are thepitcher plants(Sarraceniaspp . and hybrids ) .

hurler plant life are native primarily to the southeastern United States , thoughSarraceniapurpureais found in the north , even up into Canada . Most metal money and hybrids are stalwart to Zone 6 , and many , especiallySarraceniapurpureaand its loanblend , are hardy to Zone 5 or even colder .

The leaves of hurler plants are roll into tenacious tubes , commonly with a colourful hood or lid over the top . Insects are lured in by the bright colors and ambrosia produced along the top of the tube . When they go to drink the nectar , the pillowcase down into the tube , fall into liquid state at the base , and are put up to providefertilizer for the plant .

It is no good fortune that the leaves of pitcher plants are as smart as any flower . Just like the petals of flowers , these leaves are signals to entice in insects .

The actual efflorescence of the ewer plant seem quite different from the colorful leaf , but they are just as beautiful and interesting .

ewer industrial plant turn inbogs , which are not just low , wet area , but are areas where the flow of water leach out well-nigh all the nutrients . Pitcher plant and other carnivorous plant evolved to capture insects as a way to get the nutrient , especially nitrogen , that are miss in boggy soils . When creating a bog garden for get carnivorous industrial plant , it is of import not to add any fertilizer to the soil , as it can in reality kill these specialized plants .

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