Minnesota CP
Ken Skau (Ken.Skau@UC.Edu)
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:08:39 -0500
A month or two ago someone inquired about CP that grow in Minnesota.
I have just returned from a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in
Northern Minnesota. I am happy to say that S. purpurea is thriving in
some of the swampy areas. As of June 12 there were many clumps of
pitchers growing right up to the water's edge. The channel was
probably down a little indicating that some of these plants are
totally immersed during heavy rains. Virtually all of the plants had
flower stalks but none of the flower's were open. My guess is that
they would open within a week. I did not get close enough to see
what was in the pitchers, but no doubt they are filled with
mosquitoes as those blasted critters were everywhere. There were
supposed to be be Drosera species also, but I did not see any.
However, due to time constraints we were not able to leave the water
channel and explore inland. When I lived in Minnesota 15 years ago
(in "tropical" Rochester) I knew several people from the northern
part of the state who said that these plants are quite common in
swamps and wetlands.
Ken Skau
ken.skau@uc.edu