Sarracenia Flava Ornata
This is my Sarracenia Flava Ornata, this photo was taken just in the middle of October when active new growth began to slow down. The trap on the left is was starting to yellow towards the tip as it started to die back.
This plant was potted up in a mix of Peat Moss, Chopped Sphagnum and perlite. However I recently re-planted in the bog garden and seems to be doing well so far. The bog is primarily Peat Moss and sharp sand 50/50 mix with a top dressing of live sphagnum. (Photo will be up soon, promise!)
During the summer and autumn this Sarracenia was one of the best fly/insect catchers in my garden, one trap was totally full of bugs and other odd looking things. Spiders often made home in these traps, poaching the catch of the trap. Hover flies seemed to be the main victim to these traps, as well as flying ants! You can see in the picture to the right that the left trap is way over half full with bugs from the light shining through good huh?
