Re: northern CP news
Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Mon, 26 Jul 1993 10:34:55 +0800
>>>>Anything new in Northern grown CPs?
>>
>>i'm from London Canada-- directly above cleveland, and zone 5-6.
>>
>>as a kid in Ottawa i had venus-fly traps, but having just installed
>>a bog, am trying to get my hands on a pitcher plant, since they are
>>apparently hardy/wild in my area.
>>
>>not sure if this will work tho, the bog is surrounded by a 10" wide,
>>14" deep "moat" (it's an island in my pond) and i am afraid that the
plant may not get enough crawling insects to feed it.
If you get tall growing sarracenia they will definately attract
their own food. S. purpurea should also attract its share of
bugs, but perhaps to a lesser degree.