Darlingtonia californica

Darlingtonia californica is an amazing and rare carnivorous plant known as the California pitcher plant.

Darlingtonia californica is an amazing and rare carnivorous plant known as the California pitcher plant. It is a West Coast relative of Sarracenia which occurs in wet habitats of northern California and coastal Oregon. It forms cobra-like pitchers with a tongue like appendage that really does look like a snake about to strike! The tops of the pitchers are beautifully veined with mid green around light green to translucent areas that can flush red. The intriguing red flowers with green sepals are pendulous on tall stems. Grow in peat and sand that is kept consistently moist at all times. Protect in winter from hard freezes. Our plants are blooming size with mature pitchers.

Common Name:  California Pitcher Plant

Family:  Sarraceniaceae (The Pitcher Plant Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-9

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Moist, Wet

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Nutrient poor acidic bogs, streams, and seepage slopes and on alkaline ultramafic soils of northern California and coastal Oregon.

Award:  AGM

Geographical Origin: