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I have hooded pitcher plants Sarracenia minor and I guess they are endangered. I move stuff like that. I'd love to have some of the ones you have, they are really nice. I also have a variety of stuff like club moss, dewdrop ones that I didn't even know were carnivorous and I will move some to the edge of the pond. I also have other bog type plants like lawn orchids, rain lilies, wild orchids in the pond. There are fantastic wild cannas on the islands (St. Simons, Jeckyll) and they smell like a spice based perfume. I am trying to get some, they grow in the ditches for the pond. My six acres is covered with about a hundred different kinds of wild blueberry bushes, so I can't even pickthem all. Also the biggest blackberries I've ever seen. Wehave wild magnolias (bull bays and loblollies) and a great wild pink rhodendron that grows tree size, and a white wild azalea that grows into a huge shrub. Lots of snakes since I don't kill them, and lots of deer and hogs. I let my land grow shaggy.

Maybe if you can split your pitcher plants or get more, I can buy some. I tried venus fly traps but they are hard because we do get a freeze and last time the pond was real high and drowned them, so I need to plant them higher up on the bank I guess.

I love that bluegill or sunfish, not sure exactly what he is, thought pumpkinseed but some pix look different. Ifyou can identify him. I've got lots of his babies. They make good aquarium fish.

Will

My S. purpurea came from a local grower. I just bought a seedling plant from Lowe's of all places. The S. hybrids came from the local garden center and mailorder shops in CA or WA. I have not divided them yet.

California Carnivores http://www.californiacarnivores.com/ The owner wrote an excellent book, The Savage Garden. I highly recommend it.

Sarracenia Northwest http://www.cobraplant.com/ These guys have a monthly plant giveaway contest if you subscribe to their email list. They have a few YouTube video's taken in their nursery giving culture tips.

I just checked out the S. minor. Looks like S. psittacina at the top of the pitcher. I suppose it isn't winter hardy up here in the north. I keep mine in a cold greenhouse over winter. They can see high 20's for a short period. They greenhouse is heated to keep the pipes from freezing only, so the low temps are only for short periods at night and then only for a short time.

The minute I read pitcher plants I knew you would get Jerry's attention
Great looking pond with some realy neat fish. Horticulture is how I make my living and I must say the description of your property is making me quite envious