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Sarracenia |
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| Common name |
pitcher plant |
| Family |
sarraceniaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6?) |
| Flowers |
various |
| Size |
10-36" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
We hadn't previously entered the wacky world of insectivorous plants, so we're trying to correct our oversight with the purchase of two varieties of pitcher plant: Sarracenia leucophylla 'Tarnok' (white-topped pitcher plant) and Sarracenia x 'Scarlet Belle', a red-tinted hybrid of S. leucophylla and S. psittacina. I've seen hardiness ratings for S. leucophylla of zone 6, whereas Scarlet Belle, at zone 8 hardiness, appears doomed to failure. Perhaps I can rig up some winter protection - for now, they are both sunk into our pond's filtration bog, each in its own plastic container filled with peat moss. And they look positively cute.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: pond filtration bog About my plant portraits
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September 04, 2007
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