Sarracenia purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant)

Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Height, Spread: 0.9-1.5 ft, 1-2 ft Water/Soil: Moist-wet, acidic, sand and peat mixture Light: Full sun Bloom: Spring-summer, showy pink, green, or purple, solitary flower Native Range: Eastern North America Qualities: Carnivorous, Attractive to pollinators, NC Native Notes: Herbaceous evergreen perennial found in seepages, sphagnum bogs, and wet savannas in the Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions and several counties in the Mountain region. Listed as state-endangered, an estimated 97.5% of pitcher plant habitat has been destroyed in the Southeast USA. Purple Pitcher plants are also threatened by overharvesting. They are attractive to pollinators, with a showy solitary flower, which is far from the carnivorous pitchers. They are best planted in an outdoor bog garden (you can make one with a pond liner and a 50/50 peat and sand mix) or in containers. Moist conditions must be maintained at all times for them to thrive. As they are carnivorous, t