Sarracenia purpurea purpurea Size:Medium Carolina Swamp Josette Gourley Print

Carolina Swamp Josette Gourley Print from 1975

The external pitcher surface is waxy and feels hard to the touch

In cultivation is does well in moderately bright indirect light

Purpose: Investigate the plant propagation technique of root cuttings and produce sundew plants

Plants tolerate full sun

Sarracenia purpurea purpurea Size:Medium Carolina Swamp Josette Gourley PrintEase to Grow: Easy Dormancy: Recommended Native Range: Peat Bogs of Eastern and Northern North America Zones: 2 7 (2 8) The Northern Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea purpurea, is low growing with short, stout traps, often showing burgundy color and red veins in full sun. In the winter this carnivorous sarracenia frequently turns a gorgeous deep reddish purple color. The external pitcher surface is waxy and feels hard to the touch. It tends to