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White Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla · Sarraceniaceae

A carnivorous bog plant forming upright trumpet pitchers laced white and veined crimson at the top, luring and drowning insects. Striking in a sunny bog garden or water-saucered pot of peat.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Perennial
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Moist / Regular
  • Soil
    Acidic Soil
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    0.7 m H × 0.3 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen, Variegated Foliage
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Moderate Growth
  • Maintenance
    Moderate Maintenance

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