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4/10/12:Here is an updated picture of the pot, this is the area in the larger red square in the original pic. This is only some of what sprouted. I pulled a bunch of the Drosera and threw them in a window box which you can see in the second picture below. Also, now that they've grown these clearly did not come from the plant I purchased, these are a red variety.




Here is a zoomed out shot to give an idea of how it's changed in the last year. This is from the opposite side as the original below.



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Before last year's dormancy I moved my plants from containers in a tray of water to a homemade bog. Well we've been having quite a bit of rain lately so when it let up I went to check on my guys. And behold, dozens of tiny drosera plants.

When I initially purchased the drosera it had a flower that quickly died on me before seeding, that was about a year ago. The only thing I can think of is that there may have been seeds in the media when I purchased it and they washed into the surrounding area.

Here is the bog with the area of growth indicated. Here is a close up of the area. Here are some macro shots of the babies.

Wow. Neat! That's a nice, vigorous looking group of Drosera popping up everywhere in the minibog. Please post updates with photos as the growing season progresses, and thanks for sharing this.

WOW, very nice bog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll keep a photo log of the growth.

Needless to say I was pretty excited to see all those little guys.

The bog is in a large copper container that was at the house when we purchased it. I lined it with several layers of plastic. The only drainage is 3 pvc pipes I installed 6 inches from the top to keep it from over flowing in the rains. The upside down plastic pot you see behind the Sarr. is actually the top of a stack of them that go most of the way to the bottom; that's how I add water when the level drops too much.

Wow, definitely good job !

Surprises like that are quite cool

Very nice bod garden!!!

Great Job and awesome garden!! "Life will find a way" Jurassic park

Bump for the update.

Great mini bog, your plants look very nice in them

pieguy452 wrote:Great mini bog, your plants look very nice in them

Thanks, it's been a few years and so far everything does really well with minimal intervention from me. I only water them. I am fortunate to live in a location that has weather that is very favorable to the temperate CP's.

Also, I added a picture to the original post that gives a zoomed out view of the bog as it looks currently.