Bog gardening

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for that Fred. So all I need is a little bog. Then all I'll need are the orchids.

[fredg]

These are also bog plants.
They grow beside my carnivorous plants in the same lagoons.
And I don't see why I should be the only one to have burned out retina.

Disa watsonii

[Maggi Young]

Luckily Fred, at this time of the day at this time of the year, the sun is pouring into this room, so I had my sunglasses on already.... great colour!

[Paul T]

Beautiful, Fred.  Particularly the Eleorchis.  Another genus I've never heard of, or at least don't recall having heard of.

[fredg]

Platanthera flava, the Pale Green Orchid, is a terrestrial from the eastern half of North America.
It is ideal for bog conditions, it loves it wet.
Not particularly showy but it is quite hardy.

[Graham Catlow]

Hi Fred,
Nice bog orchids.
Are your Disa hardy? I bring my pot grown ones indoors for the winter. I realise that an Edinburgh winter may be harsher than yours.

Graham

[fredg]

Graham
I have my Disa in an unheated greenhouse.

[Graham Catlow]

Graham
I have my Disa in an unheated greenhouse.

Thanks Fred.

[fredg]

This is another bog orchid, a native of North America, Platanthera ciliaris the Yellow Fringed Orchid.
It stands quite high at 3ft+ ( 90cm +), with being this tall  they do need to have protection from winds.

[Graham Catlow]

Hi Fred,
Thats really nice.
I bought one last year but it didn't make it through the winter.
Probably didn't put it in the right spot.

Graham

[fredg]

Again a three foot (90cm) plant from North America, Platanthera blephariglottis the White Fringed Orchid.
This carries a very nice scent.
It loves a boggy position.

[Ragged Robin]

I have followed this thread from the beginning but not having a bog didn't consider i could grow any of these lovely plants...however these orchids, especially fragrant orchids, are too much of a temptation and so I thought I could try a bucket bog  

[Maggi Young]

How about a "half-barrel bog", Robin..... half barrels are reasonably easy to come by (and look nice) .... or were a little while ago, in garden centres.....

[Ragged Robin]

Good idea, Maggi, but I have so little space! Maybe I need to think again 

[fredg]

A minibog in a tub is a good idea Robin.
The plastic tubs are a lot easier to move around.
Your main problem will be getting the orchids, carnivorous are a lot easier to obtain.