Purple pitcher plant.

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Nivel de cuidados

Difícil

Tipo de planta

Carnivorous perennial

Luz

Full sun

Luz en interior

Sol directo

Riego

Cada 1 a 3 días

Tamaño adulto

12 to 18 inches

Ritmo de crecimiento

Lento

Rusticidad

USDA 3 a 8

Floración

Mid to late spring

Cuidados

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.

Riego

Always keep the soil saturated with distilled water.

Abonado

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

Poda

Trim away dead or dried pitchers in late winter.

Trasplante

Repot only when the plant outgrows its container.

Suelo

Peat moss and perlite mix

pH del suelo

Acidic

Temperatura

-20 a 35°C

Humedad

60 a 90%

Tolerancia a la sequía

Baja

Longevidad

Perennial, can live for many decades.

Fragancia

Suave

Resistencia a ciervos y conejos

Alta

Seguridad

Personas

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

Niños

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

Alérgenos por contacto

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

Alérgenos en el aire

The pollen may cause mild reactions in sensitive individuals.

Comestibilidad

This plant is not edible and should never be consumed.

Cómo identificarla

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

Altura

0,15 a 0,3m

Anchura

0,2 a 0,4m

Hojas

green, red, purple, semi-evergreen

Flores

maroon, red, 5 a 8cm

Frutos

brown, Late summer

Problemas frecuentes

• 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.

Cómo cultivarla

Propagación

seed, division

Cuándo plantar

spring

Cuidados en invierno

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

En maceta

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.

Buenas compañeras

• 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.

Especies parecidas

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

Ciencia

Familia

Sarraceniaceae

Género

Sarracenia

Orden

Ericales

Clase

Magnoliopsida

Distribución natural

Eastern North America from the Gulf Coast to Canada.

Conservación

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.

Valor para la fauna

nectar source, prey capture

Polinizadores

abejas, escarabajos

Usos

bog gardens, ornamental display

Taxonomía cotejada con GBIF.

Lo que más preguntan

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.

De dónde viene el nombre

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

Bueno saberlo

• 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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