Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 08:58:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Dionaea@aol.com To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2637$foo@default> Subject: Re: reintroduction of CP
To add my 2c on this subject,
Don't introduce a new species into a bog for all the reasons that were
mentioned before. But there is something you could do to alleviate some of
those itchers, like I did about ten years ago when I lived in NJ.
I was still living in my parents house and built a couple of bogs outside in
the back and "introduced" my own "foreign" plants. I grew all the native CP
as well as all the Sarracenia I could get my hands on. They are still there
and growing very nicely. The problem I have now is hybridization, since my
parents like the flowers too much to cut them all off (like I had asked them
to do). At some point I had the bright idea to add a fern (from a local
garden shop - no species given) to give it a more natural look. What a dumb
idea that was. The fern took over the entire bog (36 sq. feet) and killed
off most of the plants in the bog. Only some purps survived - barely. Can
you imagine what this could have done to a real bog?
In the other home made bog I introduced a few other CP. I tried binata and
hamiltonii. Both survived the winter for about three years but then finally
died. The hamiltonii was was very robust and strong. Just the winters were
too long.
Don't introduce new plants into the wild. I think humans have already done
their share of destruction in this wold and I don't think we need to add more
I think joining a local convservation agency and enjoying CP in their natural
environment is the best thing you can do. Besides, D. capillaris, like D.
capensis, is a weed.
Christoph
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