Re: bog planting

From: Susan Farrington (sfarrington@ridgway.mobot.org)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 05:13:49 PDT

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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:13:49 -0500
From: "Susan Farrington" <sfarrington@ridgway.mobot.org>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: bog planting

Can you share with the list how you made your bog, especially the
floating mat of sphagnum??
Thanks!
Susan

> Hi all. I just completed a backyard bog and would like some feedback
> on what level of "wetness" the different Sarracinia species prefer.
> The bog is a floating mat of sphagnum and it is very wet. I have read
> for example that S. psitticina likes very wet areas. I mostly need to
> know which species prefer drier areas, as the water table is high in
> the bog, so I can place them in drier areas or make other
> accomodations for them. I grow most all species of Sarracinias.

Susan Farrington
Missouri Botanical Garden
P.O. Box 299
St. Louis MO 63166-0299
susan.farrington@mobot.org
(314)577-9402

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