5 Sarracenia Varieties RARE CARNIVOROUS PITCHER PLANTS.

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The Sarracenia are one of the most efficient of all carnivorous plants, consuming vast numbers of insects. It lures its prey by secreting nectar around the lip of the pitcher; the nectar paralyses the insect and it falls into the tube. Once the insect reaches the bottom it is dissolved and the plant absorbs the nutrient value.

CARNIVOROUS Nepenthes TROPICAL PITCHER PLANT.

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Nepenthes ventricosa is a carnivorous tropical plant that produces gorgeous compact foliage that grows as a climbing or scrambling vine. The pitchers or traps form on the leaf tips and can grow to about 5 inch long. Pitchers are usually a green to red variegation; they are greenish when young and turn redder with age. Fantastic in containers, hanging basket, or terrarium.

Cobra Lily CARNIVOROUS COBRA Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia californica).

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Darlingtonia californica is one the most spectacular and unusual looking carnivorous plants available. It has tall and twisted tubular hooded pitchers that resemble cobra snakes, complete with forked tongue. In the wild pitchers can grow to over 4 feet, in cultivation expect a maximum height of about 2 feet for mature plants. Flowers are deep red.

HOODED CARNIVOROUS Pitcher Plant -RARE Sarracenia minor.

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The Hooded Pitcher Plant is a very attractive and unusual pitcher plant; its lid forms a domed canopy over the mouth of the pitcher to create a hood. These pitchers are generally green with a coppery red color near the upper portions of the pitcher and have white translucent windows on the upper back part. The pitchers grow vertically and will usually reach an average height of 12-15 inches.

PARROT PITCHER PLANT Sarracenia psittacina.

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The Parrot Pitcher Plant is a delightfully strange carnivorous plant. The puffed hood of the pitchers resemble parrot heads. The pitchers grow close to the ground horizontally in a rosette pattern, the pitchers curve upwards near the end so that the mouth openings face inward toward the center of the plant. The pitcher mouth secretes sweet nectar that lures the insects to the plant. Insects enter through a hole below the puffed heads, become trapped and disoriented, down-pointing hairs help guide them to the bottom of the tubes where they are dissolved by bacteria and microorganisms. Mature plants can produce pitchers up to 6-10 inch long. Sarracenia psittacina produces deep purple-red flowers on leafless 1-2 foot stems.

Purple Pitcher HARDIEST CARNIVOROUS PLANT Sarracenia purpurea.

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Sarracenia purpurea is a fantastically strange carnivorous plant that is easy it grow. Mature plants produce 6-8 inch pitchers that grow horizontal in a rosette pattern, the pitchers curve upwards and wider toward the pitcher mouth. The purple pitcher has a unique hood that is vertical and open to catch rainwater. The colors range from bright yellow-green to deep purple with many red veins running throughout the pitchers. It produces solitary pink to dark red flowers on leafless 1-2 foot stems.

Purple Pitcher Plant CARNIVOROUS Sarracenia purpurea venosa.

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Sarracenia purpurea is the most widespread of the American pitcher plant and can be found throughout eastern parts of the United States, as well as into much of eastern and central Canada. It is divided by subspecies "purpurea" the very hardy northern variety, and "venosa" the southern variety.

Sarracenia alata (Pale Pitcher Plant).

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A robust and relatively easy to grow green pitcher plant that sometimes has deep red to purple color to the upper quarter of the pitcher with many red veins. Pitchers can reach up to 30 inches in height. They produce large pale yellow to almost white nodding flowers.

Sarracenia flava (Yellow Trumpet Plant).

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A relatively easy to grow carnivorous plant that commonly has a big splash of deep red to purple color at the throat of the pitcher, many red veins at the upper quarter of the pitchers. This one has flared mouth and rather broad lip. Produces erect narrow pitchers that can reach 2 - 3 feet in height or more. They produce large yellow nodding flowers.

Venus Fly Trap & Pitcher Plant Combo.

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Two of the most collectable carnivorous plants! The Venus Fly Trap is the best-known carnivorous plant in the world.Sarracenia leucophylla is one of the most spectacular pitcher plants.

Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula).

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The Venus Fly Trap is the best-known carnivorous plant in the world. Fly Traps secrete a mild scent to attract insects. If the insect touches the hairs on the leaves the plant will close tightly around it and begin digesting it.

White Top Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla).

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Sarracenia leucophylla is one of the most spectacular pitcher plants. The top of the leaf colors range from totally white, to white netted in green or white with red veins, or a combination of the three colors. Pitchers can reach up to 3 feet in height and over three inches in diameter. They produce large red nodding flowers.