Accession #: 200300285
Accession Date: 2003-08-28
Common name: Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
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Country of Origin: southeastern USA
Description: Previously classified as a variety of S. purpurea subsp. venosa (var. burkii). The new name was proposed in 1999 based on three main factors: S. rosea has larger flowers on shorter stalks; it produces light pink petals, a feature no other species in the genus exhibits; and it has a somewhat different pitcher structure than S. purpurea. 4
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USDA Zone: 4a-9b
Source: Doug Goldman - Cornell / Harvard
Provenance:
Acquired as part of a mixed bog garden (in a plastic tote) donated by Doug Goldman in August 2002. Separated out various components of the mix and finally grew them to sufficient size to ID in August 2003
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