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Sarracenia Popei Pitcher PlantWE DO NOT SHIP PLANTS. LOCAL PICK UP ONLY
Sarracenia x popei (S. flava x rubra) is a beautifully colored, natural hybrid with tall plentiful pitchers. The coloring from Sarracenia rubra and the height from Sarracenia flava makes it standout in the bog garden. It flowers early with orange-red blossoms.
- Sarracenia x popei
- Ease to Grow: Easy
- Dormancy: Suggested.
- Winter: Dormant. Mulch in USDA zones 6 or colder.
- Native Range: Wet Pocosins of the Gulf Coast of North America
- Height: 4" - 6"
- Plant Type: Perennial, temperate
- Light: Bright to partial bright indoors, full sun to partial sun outdoors
- Use: Grows well in the bog garden, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent accent terrarium plant.
- Soil: Upper Bog or General CP Mix.
- Equal parts peat moss and perlite. No garden soil, compost, or fertilizer.
- Light: Bright indoors, full sun outdoors.
- Sunlight: Full sun, 6+ hours of direct sunlight, during the growing season.
- Use: Grows well in the bog garden, greenhouse, and indoors. It is a good subject for terrariums of medium height.
- Water: Low-mineral water (50 ppm or less). Set in standing water to keep media wet.
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia sp.) Care - Use only pure water – rainwater, distilled water or RO water. Be careful of bottled water as some contain salt which will kill your Pitcher Plant
- Keep soil moist; usually a tray or dish with 1/2 to 1.0 inch of water
- Mist the pitcher every few days with pure water
- Pitcher plants like a sunny or partial sunny location.
- Soil is a mixture of 50% peat and 50% play sand. Some growers add pearlite to the mix.
- Do not fertilize your plant. Pitcher plants will receive sufficient nutrition from the bugs they catch
- It’s best to let your Pitcher plant go dormant from Thanksgiving to Valentines Day. Keep cool but not freezing; keep moist but not too wet. A cold garage, cold window are good – 35 to 50 degrees.
- Repot your pitcher plant every 3 to 5 years during its dormancy; use a taller pot
- Pitcher plants are best in bogs but can survive in a sunny window but must have a rest period
- April: Ready to emerge from dormancy. Pitchers from the previous season will be cut off.
- May-June: Plant is in active growth. It's best pitchers appear in late spring and early summer.
- July-August: Plant will slow down when it’s hot. Some browning may occur.
- September-December: Plant stops growing and will have fewer pitchers.
- January-March: Plant is still dormant. Pitchers from the previous season will be cut off.
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