Plantiis

All the Sarracenia have finally awaken from the winter slumber. Beautiful Foliage and colors are starting to set in!

Some late bloomers are starting to join the fun.

Some started waking up before winter was over

Beautiful red coloration on the flower petals. Like the rest of the foliage, it has a very short flower stalk. So much so that I almost missed it, even while cleaning up around it’s pot.

This hybrid should continue growing as we get into the colder months. Although seeds might not fully develop around this time of the year.

Minor flowers have begun to bloom again. Scapes are about the size of the pitcher itself. Pedals are a lovely shade of yellow.

The pitcher’s hood almost completely cover the opening, leaving a small slit for insects to become trapped. They catch plenty of flies and ants. Very hardly in hot and cold temperatures, these species keep their foliage throughout the winter.

Vigorous hardy hybrid, the Hammerhead is a mix of psittacina x rubra alabamensis.
Noticeably over sized hood give this variety it’s name. Stocky, compact white textured foliage with slightly colored red veins. Easily attracts lots of hungry ants.

Tight clusters of Purpurea venosa. One of the most hardy carnivores, this species can tolerate really cold temperatures. Red and green foliage coloration attracts a fair amount of ants, beetles and moths. Ground-hugging pitchers are relatively shorter then other Sarracenia.

Purpureas are the widest distributed plant, stretching as far as Canada. Great for first time growers, this particular plants was purchased from Houston Herp.

As the summer days turn to fall, the leucophylla begin producing their most attractive foliage this time of the year. Pictured is a closed double-pedal flowered ‘Tarnok ‘ variety.

Bright white with light red coloration attracts tons flies, ants, beetles, wasps and bees.

With proper care, sarracenia can be pretty tolerant of cold temperatures, and grow best during the warmer seasons.