Accession Data

Sarracenia purpurea

Common Name: Purple Pitcher Plant

Family: Sarraceniaceae

Country of Origin: Eastern N. America

Description: This carnivorous species is widespread in eastern USA and Canada, extending from New Jersey to the Arctic. It grows to only 6 in (15 cm) in height. The pitchers are slender at the basal rosette, rapidly becoming swollen higher up. They are usually green with purple tints and the lid stands erect. The flowers appear in spring; they are purple or greenish purple and up to 2 1/2 in (6 cm) wide. It has become naturalized in Europe, particularly Ireland.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 4a-9b

Accession #: 199800089

Accession Date: 1998-06-08 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2310

Quantity: 2

Source: Carolina Biological

Culture: Cultivation: These moderately to fully frost-hardy plants need sun or part-shade and moist, peaty soil. During the growth period they need to be kept very wet, and cool and moist in winter. Propagate from seed or by division in spring.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Sarraceniaceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  4. Sarracenia purpurea at USDA/NRCS Plants Database. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.

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