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Sarracenia purpurea The Purple Pitcher Plant

March 3, 2012

The Purple Pitcher plant is native to the eastern U.S. as well as the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada. It is the only species of Sarracenia that thrives in a cold, temperate climate. The species is made up of two sub-species, S.purpurea-purpurea and S. purpurea-venosa. S.p.purpurea the more cold hardy and requires a dormant [...]

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Sarracenia leucophylla the White Pitcher Plant

March 2, 2012

This carnivorous pitcher plant is native to north America and commonly grows on the southeast coast, especially the Florida panhandle. There are a number of varieties or cultivars of this pitcher plant with some having pitchers up to 3 feet tall and many color variations. It produces smaller pitchers in the spring and taller ones [...]

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How to Grow Pitcher Plants

March 2, 2012

I grow Sarracenia plants. These pitcher plants are cold hardy and native to the southeast for the most part. A few are very cold hardy growing as far north as Michigan and Canada. These beautiful carnivorous plants are easy to grow if you follow these basic guidelines. Soil: Sarracenia do best in a mix of [...]

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Pitcher Plants of the Americas Book Review

March 2, 2012

Pitcher Plants of the Americas by Stewart McPherson This covers pitcher plants species from Canada to the tip of South America. This is an in depth book covering all 5 genera of pitcher plants including over 45 species and hybrids. There are over 200 color photographs and these alone make the book worth the price. [...]

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The Savage Garden

February 26, 2012

The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants A great book for someone just getting interested in carnivorous plants. The author provides the information you need to choose the right plant for your climate and growing conditions. There are descriptions of hundreds of plants with pictures throughout the book. One of the things I liked best about [...]

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Butterworts

February 26, 2012

These are members of the genus Pinguicula which means “Little greasy one”. The plants have a rosette of fat leaves that produce an oily substance on the surface of the leaves that tiny insects stick to. The Butterworts (called “Pings”) leaves can slowly curve up on the edges causing the sticky fluid to pool up [...]

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