Accession #: 200300286
Accession Date: 2003-08-28
Common name: Parrot Pitcher Plant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
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Country of Origin: southeastern USA
Description: The parrot pitcher plant has a rather distinctive morphology and a different trapping mechanism than most of the other Sarracenia's. It is considered more of a 'lobster pot' type trap rather than the typical 'passive pitfall' variety.
A very detailed, illustrated description of this species can be found at the Botanical Society of America website
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 5a-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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