Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa
Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa is a carnivorous purple pitcher plant with red veining pitchers and purple flowers.
The purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa, is a carnivorous plant forming low, fat pitchers (traps) often with red veining and flushing on ruffled lids which trap insects for its food. The pitchers remain erect allowing in rain water that mixes with its digestive enzymes. In spring, two inch wide purple-red flowers, resembling flying saucers, rise up atop leafless stalks with new pitchers following. Plants need an acidic, humusy medium that is constantly damp but not watery. Soils must never dry out, but plant crowns should not sit in water. Use a mixture of 50% peat and 50% perlite, vermiculite, or coarse sand. Plants need cold temperatures for winter dormancy. Plant in bogs, wet places or in pots that are set in water. May be hardier than zone 6 though this form hails from Georgia and the Carolinas. Photo credit Wikimedia
Common Name: Purple Pitcher Plant
Family: Sarraceniaceae (The Pitcher Plant Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Bloom Time: Late Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour:
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Peaty soils of savannas and upland swamp margins in Georgia and the Carolinas.
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