Sarracenia minor (Hooded Pitcher Plant)


Botanical Information

FamilySarraceniaceae
GenusSarracenia
Speciesminor
CategoryPerennials
OriginNorth Carolina to Florida, United States.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone6 - 8
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone6 - 8
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH6
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-18
Temperature (°F)15
Height0.9 m - 1.2 m
Spread0.4 - 0.7 m
GrowthSlow
Flowering PeriodMay, June

Description and Growing Information

ID CharacteristicCupped pitcher leaves.
ShapeUpright clumping.
LandscapeBog gardens, terrariums, as a potted plant in specific conditions or as a specimen.
PropagationRhizome division or by seed.
CultivationPlant in wet, loosely-draining humus-rich acidic soil in full sun. Bog garden environments are essential.
PestsAphids, scale, mealybugs, moth larvae, leaf spot and root rot.
Notable SpecimensVanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
HabitatBogs and swampy areas.
Leaf DescriptionModified, glaborous, variegated pitcher-shaped leaves that grow upward between 25 - 40 cm tall. Can reach heights of up to 1.2 m in the wild. White opaque fenestration emulate light windows on the sides of the leaves. While glaborous on the outside, the inside of the leaves is covered in fine hairs that point downward. The entire interior is coated in a viscous digestive liquid.
Flower DescriptionShowy closed bell-shaped flowers with pinnate outer petals and closed inner pinnate petals that house the seeds.
Fruit DescriptionSmall wrinkled seeds that resemble beans.
Colour DescriptionPitchers vary in colour from lime greens to reddish-browns. Leaf colour is somewhat membranous in its pattern. Yellow-green flowers and burgundy seeds.
Texture DescriptionSmooth.

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