Purple pitcher plant.

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Pflegestufe

Schwierig

Pflanzenart

Carnivorous perennial

Licht

Full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 1 bis 3 Tage

Endgröße

12 to 18 inches

Wachstum

Langsam

Winterhärte

USDA 3 bis 8

Blütezeit

Mid to late spring

Pflege

Keep the soil consistently moist using only distilled or rainwater to avoid mineral buildup. Ensure the plant sits in a tray of water to mimic its natural bog habitat. Watch for browning leaf tips, which often signal mineral burn from tap water.

Gießen

Always keep the soil saturated with distilled water.

Düngen

Do not fertilize this plant as it gets nutrients from insects.

Schneiden

Trim away dead or dried pitchers in late winter.

Umtopfen

Repot only when the plant outgrows its container.

Boden

Peat moss and perlite mix

Boden-pH

Acidic

Temperatur

-20 bis 35°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

60 bis 90%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Gering

Lebensdauer

Perennial, can live for many decades.

Duft

Leicht

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Hoch

Sicherheit

Menschen

The plant is not considered toxic, but it is not meant for human consumption.

Kinder

Keep away from small children to prevent them from pulling apart the pitchers or spilling the digestive fluid.

Kontaktallergene

The leaves can be slightly abrasive, but there is no known chemical irritant.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen may cause mild reactions in sensitive individuals.

Essbarkeit

This plant is not edible and should never be consumed.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Tubular leaves forming a rosette
• Veined purple and green coloration
• Hooded opening to trap insects
• Large nodding reddish purple flowers

Höhe

0,15 bis 0,3m

Breite

0,2 bis 0,4m

Blätter

green, red, purple, semi-evergreen

Blüten

maroon, red, 5 bis 8cm

Früchte

brown, Late summer

Häufige Probleme

• Aphids — Small insects that cluster on new growth and flower stalks.
• Root rot — Occurs if the soil medium is allowed to dry out or becomes stagnant.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed, division

Pflanzzeit

spring

Überwinterung

The plant requires a cold dormant period to survive. Keep the soil moist but not waterlogged during the winter months.

Im Kübel

It grows well in plastic pots placed in a tray of water, minimum 15 cm diameter.

Group plants that all require consistent moisture and acidic, peat based soil.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Round leaved sundew — They share the same boggy, nutrient poor habitat requirements.
• Vaccinium oxycoccos — This low growing plant acts as a living mulch for the bog surface.

Ähnliche Arten

• Sarracenia flava — It is a taller, more upright relative with yellow flowers.

Botanisches

Familie

Sarraceniaceae

Gattung

Sarracenia

Ordnung

Ericales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Eastern North America from the Gulf Coast to Canada.

Artenschutz

It is protected in parts of its range and should never be collected from the wild.

It thrives in nutrient poor, acidic bogs where it captures insects to supplement its nitrogen intake.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

nectar source, prey capture

Bestäuber

Bienen, Käfer

Verwendung

bog gardens, ornamental display

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Does it need fertilizer?

No, it gets nutrients from insects and will be harmed by standard fertilizers.

What water should I use?

Use only distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water.

Woher der Name kommt

Sarracenia honors Dr. Michel Sarrasin, while purpurea refers to the purple color of the leaves.

Gut zu wissen

• It is the most cold hardy of all pitcher plants.
• The pitchers fill with rainwater to drown prey.
• It does not produce digestive enzymes but relies on bacteria to break down insects.

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