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Plants that fill a similar niche:: Sarracenia flava; Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa; Sarracenia minor var. minor

Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra

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Description: Sweet Pitcherplant is a native perennial carnivorous plant found in bogs, pocosins, and wet savannas from North Carolina to Georgia. This plant is clump forming. It is heat tolerant but drought sensitive. This plant produces fragrant flowers. It has many hybrids available, but plants sold in the trade are usually listed as the straight species.
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Tags:

#heat tolerant #moths #boggy #wet sites #NC native #Coastal OBL #food source herbage #food source pollen #Piedmont Mountains OBL #food source soft mast fruit #native carnivorus plant #moth larvae #pollinators #audubon

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#heat tolerant #moths #boggy #wet sites #NC native #Coastal OBL #food source herbage #food source pollen #Piedmont Mountains OBL #food source soft mast fruit #native carnivorus plant #moth larvae #pollinators #audubon

Attributes:
Genus:

Sarracenia

Species:

rubra

Family:

Sarraceniaceae

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Country Or Region Of Origin:

NC to GA

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Carnivorous

Native Plant

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Soil Texture:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acid (<6.0)

Soil Drainage:

Moist

NC Region:

Coastal

Fruit:
Display/Harvest Time:

Summer

Fruit Description:

Fruits are available June-July

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Red/Burgundy

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Flower Description:

Flowers are reddish-purple and bloom April-May.

Leaves:
Hairs Present:

No

Stem:
Stem Is Aromatic:

No

Landscape:
Landscape Theme:

Native Garden

Resistance To Challenges:

Heat