Author Topic: Death Trap! (Read 5374 times)

miguynmkoi · « **on:** April 16, 2009, 08:55:57 AM »

A little dramatic but I looked for the first time into the top of a Sarracenia plant in a bog planter next to my pond. This is what I saw.....

I'm sure there are better photogs out there who have captured better shots of a death trap.

newbieincaliprincess · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2009, 12:12:10 PM »

Very cool! I want some for near my pond, I'v got a group of nats that are buggin!

Sunbeam56 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2009, 01:49:45 PM »

They are very nice plants, too.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:25:36 PM »

Thanks! I got hooked on these pitcher plants from AP members. I recently bought another at a plant show with a budding flower. I'm so thrilled I get a chance to have it flower in my pond.

Yeah they catch a lot of gnats!

tootsie · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2009, 08:29:56 PM »

WOW, that is so cool

Guess I've never seen one in bloom

RWinn · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2009, 07:47:09 PM »

here is mine in bloom this is in my bog

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2009, 08:58:44 AM »

That flower is beautiful RWinn! Is the pitcher in front the parent plant? I don't know the exact names for variations of pitchers but I do have a pitcher with similar markings. Haven't seen a flower from that one this year.

Here is my first bloom on a newly purchased Sarracenia - catesbaei x oreophila. This flower photo was taken about a month after I purchased it. It just lost all its pollen (?).

I'm really interested if you could show more photos and details of your bog! I'm a newbie at this and would love any tips on raising CP's.

RWinn · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2009, 10:24:47 AM »

this is my bog it is about 7'x3' and a little over 2' deep and I filled it with 2"- round rock

RWinn · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2009, 10:26:06 AM »

and a couple more

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2009, 02:27:32 PM »

Very cool RWinn! Would you mind explaining your setup? Does the waterfall go into a pond area?

RWinn · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2009, 06:04:35 PM »

yes the falls go to the pond, I have a 8500gph external pump running the whole thing. it sets on the ground behind the bog it has a 3" in and out (it moves a lot of water) mind you my pond is only 2300 gallons

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2009, 12:05:39 PM »

Now I want to see the whole pond!

Even though the water is streaming through the bog area your CP's are doing very well indeed!

I would love to fit a bog with my ponds but unfortunately there would not be enough sun for CP's. Only 2300 gals?!? That's almost 2 times larger than my largest pond! How depressing....

RWinn · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2009, 06:18:56 PM »

here are some pics of my pond and as you can tell I am battling string algae right now

RWinn · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2009, 06:19:37 PM »

one more

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2009, 08:02:40 PM »

What a very nice big pond and surroundings.

I envy your Japanese maple standing out in the open. Too hot here in the summer so I have my pond in partial shade with the maples. Your fence looks really nice too.

Do you have fish?

With all your filtering I thought algae would be more controllable although I didn't see much in your photos. Thanks for sharing!

Lynne22 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2009, 05:27:49 AM »

Quote from: miguynmkoi on April 16, 2009, 08:55:57 AM

A little dramatic but I looked for the first time into the top of a Sarracenia plant in a bog planter next to my pond. This is what I saw.....

I'm sure there are better photogs out there who have captured better shots of a death trap.

Pretty cool....you've given me an idea....I have gnats literally just falling out of the sky right now, and they fall right through my screen...perhaps they would be a welcomed 'guest' if I had a plant like that.

The lizards like them, but I don't. I have to sweep them up several times a day, since there are millions of them, and way more than the lizards can handle.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2009, 09:19:54 AM »

I love looking into the traps to see what kind of bugs fall for the traps. I see lots of tiny like gnats and house flys and wasps.

I see the flies hanging around the CPs too. My DD says the pitchers have a strong smell when you get real close to them. My sense of smell is not real keen but I believe the scent is what draws the flies.

lorraine1960 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2009, 10:02:51 AM »

oooh i like !!!!!! lorraine

rethrope · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2019, 06:14:05 AM »

Quote from: miguynmkoi on May 04, 2009, 01:25:36 PM

Thanks! I got hooked on these pitcher plants from AP members. I recently bought another at a plant show with a budding flower. I'm so thrilled I get a chance to have it flower in my pond.

Yeah they catch a lot of gnats!

How much was it?

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