Accession Data

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea

Common Name: Purple Pitcher Plant

Family: Sarraceniaceae

Country of Origin: eastern United States and Canada

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 #: 200800109

Accession Date: 2008-08-06 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 5000

Quantity: 2

Source: Matt Opel - wild collected cutting

Provenance: M.R. Opel #235, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA

Culture: Grow in wet sphagnum moss in full sun. Needs a cold winter dormancy

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Sarraceniaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2012

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Images

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea