For a beginner, I recommend the plants listed in the next paragraph. They are usually sold in plastic pots covered with a clear plastic dome. Before buying them, look carefully to be sure the spaghum moss has not dried out. If it has, chances are the plant is no longer alive. Venus Fly Trap Dionaea muscipula is the most common of the Fly trap species.
Butterworts have colorful flowers.
Although not pictured, Pinguicula vulgaris is the variety commonly sold. Sundews, Drosera species , are very delicate looking plants. Pitcher plants resemble their name. Sarracenia purpurea is the species typically sold at nurseries or garden centers. Planting your bog garden Since bogs are made up of floating masses of spaghum moss, it is very easy to plant a bog garden.