Position

Sun exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing

Soil

Acidic / Boggy / Clay / Heavy / Moist

Sarracenias, commonly known as pitcher plants, are carnivorous plants mainly from North America. They bear flowers that grow singly on tall leafless stalks and most have long tubular 'pitchers'. Inside these pitchers is a well of digestive fluid to break down prey, which is absorbed by the plant. Sarracenias are perennial plants that should be grown in full sun in nutrient-poor, acidic compost such as a specialist peat-free sarracenia compost. Water from beneath by standing the pot in a tray of water. Rainwater is best as pitcher plants dislike hard, lime-rich water.

Sarracenia x mitchelliana has green pitchers which shade to dark red towards the throat, and deep red flowers. For best results, keep the compost moist at all times. There's no need to feed plants with conventional plant food – instead place dead or alive insects in the pitchers, which the plants will feed from.

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Sarracenia and wildlife

Sarracenia has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Sarracenia poisonous?

Sarracenia has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Cats
Cats
Is not known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
Plants that go well with Sarracenia mitchelliana
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