Bog Garden Plant List
Bug-eating plants and their companions that grow in bogs (freshwater wetlands comprised of decomposing plant matter called ‘peat’) are featured in the Bog Garden. American pitcher plants, sundews, and Venus flytraps lure unsuspecting prey to digest for sustenance, with lady’s-tresses orchid, Lobelia, and others alongside the carnivorous species.
Baumea rubiginosa ‘Variegata’
Family Name: Cyperaceae
Common Name: Variegated Striped Rush
Canna 'Pretoria'
Family Name: Cannaceae
Common Name: Pretoria Canna Lily
Dionaea muscipula
Family Name: Droseraceae
Common Name: Venus Flytrap
Provenance: North and South Carolina
Drosera capensis
Family Name: Droseraceae
Common Name: Cape Sundew
Provenance: South Africa
Erica discolor
Family Name: Ericaceae
Common Name: Two-Colored Heath
Provenance: South Africa
Farfugium japonicum 'Gigantea'
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Giant Ligularia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet'
Family Name: Campanulaceae
Common Name: Cardinal Flower
Pinguicula primuliflora
Family Name: Lentibulariaceae
Common Name: Primrose Butterwort
Provenance: Southeastern United States
Sarracenia spp. hybrids
Family Name: Sarraceniaceae
Common Name: Trumpet Pitcher Plant