Sarracenia Pitcher Plant

The Sarracenia Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant native to the southeastern coastal plains of North America including but not limited to the Carolina’s, Alabama, and Georgia. Their unique trumpet-like leaves can catch thousands of small insects from gnats, to flies and wasps. 

We have found that our Sarracenia Pitcher Plants grow best in a Canadian Peat Moss soil. 

You want your water to be low in nutrients. Tap water is not healthy for Sarracenia Pitcher Plants as there are many minerals that are unhealthy for the plants within that water. Distilled water, reverse-osmosis, or simply rainwater presents themselves as the best water for these specimens. The soil should be kept evenly moist, never soggy. Never let the soil dry out! The easiest way to ensure you are watering appropriately is with the tray watering method. To do this, set your pot of Sarracenia Pitcher Plants (with drainage holes) in a saucer filled with water slightly under the top of the pot. The plant will absorb water as needed, continue to refill saucer.  

 To achieve adequate light levels, the best location is outside. As most Sarracenia Pitcher Plants you will purchase are grown in greenhouses, we recommend that you allow your plant to acclimate to these direct sun rays and do not immediately set in the sun. Spots with shade from the most intense part of the day is recommended to avoid burning and drying out.