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Wild Sarracenia minor shots

I shot some pics of a few wild Sarracenia minor today from my grandmother's property. I've known of and tended to some of these plants for nearly 25 years now. I recently spent eight years in the Army, during which time I didn't tend them. This is the first time that I had a chance to view them in that time and I'm quite pleased to find that they're still there and thriving!

Of concern to me is that the underbrush has gotten quite thick while I was away and there is a notable lack of young plants. I'm going to be clearing out the property over the summer and hopefully next spring I'll be able to encourage the spread of these plants. I noticed that several of the plants were being choked out while I looked for them today. I made sure to clear out a lot of the brush in order to help the plants thrive and to give them direct sunlight.

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Super cool to just have these growing wild in the backyard. It reminds you that they are still out there.
 
Nice plants! Now you are the guardian of this sarracenia colony :)
You are lucky, my backyard is a parking :)
 
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Very cool! If you are clearing with hand tools, I recommend painting the cut stems with a rag soaked in Roundup (or a spray bottle). Most things like sweetgum and privet pop right back from the roots.
 
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I cleared almost two acres today and found quite a few more plants, including some babies! This is a part of the property that's never had brush properly broken before. It used to be pine flats, but the pines were cleared about five years ago and the secondary growth has gone wild. I'm attempting to clear the secondary growth to allow the native grasses to take over to form a nice meadow for her. I find it encouraging to find these young plants! They should love growing up in the cleared land. :)
 
This is great! You are so fortunate to have land that is suitable for growing CPs. Wherever you are, I hope the Sarracenia minor gets naturalized and spreads throughout.
 
A timely prescribed burn would really help, you could get in contact with a local state agency for timing and assistance with this.
 
Excellent. Perhaps you can donate some plant material or seeds to the NASC and they can help safe-guard the genetics in their growers program.
 
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This is great! You are so fortunate to have land that is suitable for growing CPs. Wherever you are, I hope the Sarracenia minor gets naturalized and spreads throughout.

I strongly suspect that it is already naturalized! The issue that concerns me is that there used to be S. flava and S. psittacina here as well as several types of Drosera and Pinguicula. The S. minor grew in the higher areas at the front of the property with the Pings, the S. psittacina and Drosera grew in the ditches and bogs around the pond and the S. flava grew in mostly wet pine savanna near the back of the property. I've not found anything other than the S. minor in my recent survey. I haven't spent as much time in the back of the property as I would have liked to though, there may still be something back there.

Would it be unethical to reintroduce the S. psittacina and S. flava if they appear to be extirpated?


A timely prescribed burn would really help, you could get in contact with a local state agency for timing and assistance with this.

I talked to my grandma about this, she's opposed to the idea of burning her yard. Would annual bush hogging of the property have a similar effect?


Excellent. Perhaps you can donate some plant material or seeds to the NASC and they can help safe-guard the genetics in their growers program.

Indeed! I've been researching the NASC and it appears as though it is a great non-profit that is closely aligned to the ideals that I believe in. I'd be happy to help!


Very cool! If you are clearing with hand tools, I recommend painting the cut stems with a rag soaked in Roundup (or a spray bottle). Most things like sweetgum and privet pop right back from the roots.

I'm a big fan of glyphosate. I use it at work, it is extremely effective. I'll pursue this course of action, its a very good idea!
 
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Would it be unethical to reintroduce the S. psittacina and S. flava if they appear to be extirpated?




I talked to my grandma about this, she's opposed to the idea of burning her yard. Would annual bush hogging of the property have a similar effect?

As long as you have the permission of the landowner (your grandmother), you should be able to plant whatever you want in the yard as long as it is not declared noxious by the state. There is nothing ethical or unethical about reintroducing species on private property.

As for bush hogging, it would probably work. I don't know if bush hogs like eating Sarracenia rhizomes, but I know that someone has used cows to graze and it had a beneficial effect on Sarracenia. You could also mow the land to keep the surrounding vegetation from crowding out the Sarracenia.
 
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super cool pics! ur lucky to have these growing near you.thanks for posting! :D
 
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As long as you have the permission of the landowner (your grandmother), you should be able to plant whatever you want in the yard as long as it is not declared noxious by the state. There is nothing ethical or unethical about reintroducing species on private property.

As for bush hogging, it would probably work. I don't know if bush hogs like eating Sarracenia rhizomes, but I know that someone has used cows to graze and it had a beneficial effect on Sarracenia. You could also mow the land to keep the surrounding vegetation from crowding out the Sarracenia.

Thanks for the input! I was more concerned with this community's view of the ethics of the reintroduction; the state of Florida doesn't have any laws in reference to my planting new Sarracenia as long as I'm not poaching wild ones to replenish my supply.

As for a bush hog though, that's the term for those giant mowers people pull behind tractors. :)

super cool pics! ur lucky to have these growing near you.thanks for posting! :D

Thanks! I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity. :D
 
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Again, I would talk to a biologist that manages these types of habitats, to get ideas on improving the growing conditions for these plants
 
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What county do you live in? I may be able to help you find flava and psittacina from that region. Are there some anthocyanin free minors in there? I'll be in the panhandle area towards the end of my if you want to discuss some ideas for clearing underbrush.
 
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What county do you live in? I may be able to help you find flava and psittacina from that region. Are there some anthocyanin free minors in there? I'll be in the panhandle area towards the end of my if you want to discuss some ideas for clearing underbrush.

I live elsewhere, but my grandma's land is in Nassau county. All of her minor are the typical variety, though they seem to be on the larger side.
 
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Long Island?
 
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I believe jimscott was asking which Nassau Country your grandmother lives in. Is it the one on Long Island?

Oooh. For some reason it never dawned on me that there might be more than one for some reason, though in retrospect that is a sensible question.

I was referencing Nassau County, Florida.
 
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