Sarracenia 'Trumpet Pitcher Plant'

Sarracenia, also known as a Trumpet Pitcher, is an herbaceous perennial and carnivorous plant in the pitcher plant family native to marshes and bogs, pinelands and wet forest floors in the southeastern United States. In pine forests, it can be found in areas that are not dense with pine, but with meadow-like openings. Typically, these openings will be waterlogged due to dense soils that lead to high acid in the soil and low nitrogen, leading this plant to look to insects for nutrients. Insects are attracted to the pitcher shaped leaves by droplets of nectar on the leaf along with reddish veins on the open portion of the leaf. The pitcher shaped leaves contain a pool of water.  As the insect makes its way to the water, it will encounter downward-pointing hairs that prevent the insect from exiting. The water pool contains insect-digesting enzymes that assist the plant in digesting the insect. The plants should not be manually fed or given food scraps. The plant cannot digest fats, and fertilizers can burn the plant. This plant goes dormant in the fall and dormancy continues until spring.

Please Note: Trumpet Pitchers are threatened by habitat loss, development, and over-collection. Never harvest these plants from the wild.

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This plant requires full sun (6+ hours) daily for optimal growth and coloration. Insufficient light causes weak, floppy growth and poor color. If grown indoors, they need high-intensity LED or fluorescent lights for 14–16 hours a day.

This plant requires consistently moist to wet, nutrient-poor soil and must be watered exclusively with rainwater, distilled water, or reverse osmosis water to avoid mineral damage. They thrive with their pots sitting in 1-2 inches of water during the growing season. Moist conditions must be maintained at all times.

If grown indoors, this plant benefits from a grow lamp. We recommend Instant Sun Grow Bulb.

This plant is sensitive to fertilizers, which we do not recommend. However it does prefer acidic soil. For that, we suggest Espoma Soil Acidifier. 

Proper nutrition is important to the health of your plant and its longevity. To ensure your plant is getting the appropriate nutrition, use a fertilizer labelled for this plant type and apply according to the label.