Here's a closeup of the "giant" form that also grows at the site. In this form, the petioles can be quite long. The entire plant
can be 3 inches in diameter.

Some final notes about Weeks Bay. First, it is a very nice place for the entire family to visit. There is a complete boardwalk throughout the bog, which also leads to the Fish River.   It's convenient to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach areas. I'll provide a map to the site in a future update. If memory serves, the entire boardwalk is handicap accessible for those in a wheelchair, which also makes it nice if you have young ones in a stroller. There is a pavilion in the front side of the bog which provides shade, and the back side of the bog which leads to the Fish River is fairly shaded by trees. You'll want to bring insect repellant (unfortunately, the insects will come back, but it was nice without them on this trip), plenty of water or gatorade, and your camera.

Weeks Bay is home to 4 species of Sarracenia. S. leucophylla, which dominates the bog and S. alata in a few numbers close to Fish River Road in the front side of the bog. S. psittacina is very spotty here, with most plants being covered by taller grasses, although you might spot one here or there right next to the boardwalk. S. rosea is extremely spotty around the boardwalk, and the easiest plants to see are a couple on the backside of the boardwalk within view of the Fish River.

I have seen the following sundews at the site. D. capillaris, D. tracyi, and D. intermedia.  I mentioned earlier that there were two forms of D. capillaris at the site, but there could be at least 3. The smaller form, which isn't necessarily small, has very roundish leaves. The giant form has very long petioles, and can be simply huge. A third form, or a variation of either of the previous two, is a D. capillaris which holds its leaves very erect off the ground.

D. tracyi is somewhat spotty, but can be found in clumps if the area is just right. D. intermedia only grows in the very wettest of locations, and may be coming back from seed if the preceeding year(s) were a little on the dry side. If an area of the bog can hold water right at the surface, to about an inch above, for a year or more, then D. intermedia will move in and colonize the space.

The important thing to remember about Weeks Bay is to not venture off of the boardwalk. Besides the threat of cottonmouth snakes, the main reason is so that the bog area is not damaged. The ground area at Weeks Bay can easily be damaged by walking on it, especially certain areas of the front side of the S. leucophylla and S. alata part of the bog. There's plenty of plants to see within inches of the boardwalk that makes it unnecessary to venture off the boardwalk anyways.

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