I also had the good fortune of being able to visit the Green Swamp
briefly. I explored an area around Supply near an old borrow pit that
was supposed to have several species. All I noted were S.flava and D.
capillaris. If there were any VFTs there, as my book suggested, they
were long gone(Maybe Carolina Biolog ical Supply got to them:( .
Anyhow, to end on a question... Since burning occurs in so many CP habitats
and seems beneficial, some have suggested the benefit is derived from elimin-
ation of competitors while others claim the ash is leached into the soil making
it more acidic and providing some nutrition. Has anyone experimented with
using ashes to augment your compost for VFTs/Sarracenia??
-alex
(Alexander E. Salomon)