Wolfn
Agent of Chaos
Greetings. Now that fall is approaching, I'm planning on starting a mini/microbog on my outdoor porch. I plan to prepare this during the winter when the Sarracenia are dormant.
Now, this will be a small (8 inch wide free-standing pot) minibog. I want to have a Sarracenia species in it, but only one species for uniformity.
I'm debating between Sarracenia flava or Sarracenia minor.
I think flava would look best if I have several flavas in the pot, like this:
However, I live in central Florida (Tampa area) where it gets really hot here in the summer and I'm wondering if it might get too hot for flava in the summer. On the other hand, Sarracenia minor grows at this latitude and would be better adapted for the higher temps. Further, I hear minor doesn't require as much sun as flava which helps because my back porch has alot of vegitation and trees.
However, I've been very unlucky with minor in the past, mostly due to overwatering.
So, which species should I get? Flava or minor?
Now, this will be a small (8 inch wide free-standing pot) minibog. I want to have a Sarracenia species in it, but only one species for uniformity.
I'm debating between Sarracenia flava or Sarracenia minor.
I think flava would look best if I have several flavas in the pot, like this:
However, I live in central Florida (Tampa area) where it gets really hot here in the summer and I'm wondering if it might get too hot for flava in the summer. On the other hand, Sarracenia minor grows at this latitude and would be better adapted for the higher temps. Further, I hear minor doesn't require as much sun as flava which helps because my back porch has alot of vegitation and trees.
However, I've been very unlucky with minor in the past, mostly due to overwatering.
So, which species should I get? Flava or minor?