carnivorous plants

tom00_uk · #1 (**permalink**) 18-05-2011, 06:07 PM

does any one grow UK native carnivorous plants in their garden?

Im thinking of adding some to the garden since they are interesting and there's space around the pond for them

ollyk · #2 (**permalink**) 18-05-2011, 06:19 PM

Best place to ask IMO is CPUK. Some folk have luck but it isn't easy! You need to setup a bog and make sure you have a plentiful supply of rain water to keep it boggy

Kayleigh · #3 (**permalink**) 18-05-2011, 07:15 PM

I think they are acid lovers so you will have to allow for this, they are found in peat bogs I think..

tom00_uk · #4 (**permalink**) 18-05-2011, 07:20 PM

the plentiful supply of rainwater is not a issue if it would just rain, as have over 4000ltr of rainwater storage from old IBL/BLC containers, they grow best in sphagnum moss so i was told,

the supplier part seems tricky as people have in the past taken them from the wild and sold them

Ukwildlifeo · #5 (**permalink**) 18-05-2011, 08:20 PM

You could grow some bladderwort in the pond

Richard Baber · #6 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 06:15 PM

I found Little Shop of Horrors a good supplier in the past.

The one stop site for carnivorous plants, compost, care and information. - South West Carnivorous Plants

They sell our three native sundews and I'd be surprised if they were raiding our bogs to get them, though I imagine it would be impossible to tell.

I haven't tried native CPs outside yet, just Sarracenias. I've been growing a couple of species for many years now, which cope very well with our winters. I believe that one of these, S. purpurea is now growing wild in a few locations in the UK. How did that happen?

I think I might try a sundew or two, now you've put the idea into my head!

Good luck
Richard