Perennials
Sarracenia purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant)
Sarracenia purpurea
Also known as Purple Pitcher Plant
Available at our Langlois nursery
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About This Plant
Sarracenia purpurea (Purple Pi), 'Purple Pi', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.
Pitcher Plants are carnivorous bog perennials with extraordinary tubular trapping leaves and umbrella-like flowers. North American natives.
Full sun to part sun suits this species. Plant in wet acidic bog conditions soil. Hardy USDA Zone 6 to 9. Plant in nutrient-poor wet acidic medium (peat moss + perlite). NEVER fertilize. Use only rainwater or distilled water.
For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Sarracenia purpurea
- Common name
- Purple Pitcher Plant
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Mature size
- 6-12 in tall × 12-18 in wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Mid-spring
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Red-burgundy
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Bees, Native specialist bees
- Wildlife: Pollinator support
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