One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Drosera filiformis, Cornus canadensis, Sphagnum sp., et alia
It seems like it's been raining for a week and it has off and on: good weather for bogs! The Fern Valley Bog seems particularly happy. Cornus canadensis, Bunchberry, is no special feat for those of you who garden in USDA Zone 6 or lower, but it is a considerable triumph here. This plant has been in the peat for two years and seems to be making it. The Threadleaf Sundew is almost a weed; it seeds throughout the small bog. There must be 200 or more of them. The Sphagnum is slowly closing in the open areas that Cranberry hasn't already co-opted. Actually, if you click on the picture and enlarge it, you can see a small strand of Cranberry and a little rosette of Aletris farinosa.
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