About
Sarracenia alata red form is a deeply coloured, red-veined or solid-red form of the pale trumpet pitcher plant. A fascinating and rewarding carnivorous plant for a very moist, acid, nutrient-poor, sunny position.
About the genus
Sarracenia, the pitcher plants, are evergreen or herbaceous, rhizomatous perennials with rosettes of phyllodes modified into insect-catching, tubular pitchers with hooded lids, and solitary, nodding, cup-shaped flowers in spring. Grown in very moist, acid, nutrient-poor soil in full sun.
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.