Our native pitcher plant bog is really putting on a show right now!
When the native habitat was first described in this area it was said that you could walk from
New Orleans to Pensacola and never leave a pitcher plant bog. What a
beautiful sight this must of been. The unique habitat surrounding our
property is associated with the long leaf pine forest. The long leaf
pine forest used to be over 90 million acres running along the gulf
coast from near New Orleans through Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia and eventually ending in the Carolinas. Now sadly it is
reported that only 3% of the original forest still remains while only 1%
is managed properly with frequent prescribed burning. The long leaf
pine evolved to become the dominant tree in the forest through fire.
The long pine can survive fire when many other plants may not. All of
these unique plants have taken on the same characteristic and depend on
fire to give them a competitive advantage over other plants!
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| Mix of various native flowers. |
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| bog button |
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| parrot pitcher plant |
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| orchidacea sp |
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parrot pitcher plant
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| View of hole 18 looking toward green and clubhouse |
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