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Sarracenia leucophylla
Also called Purple Trumpet Leaf, Purple Trumpetleaf, White Trumpet, White Pitcher Plant, White Top Pitcherplant
Crimson pitcherplant is a North American carnivorous species of Sarracenia, a perennial bog plant with tall, hollow, pitcher-shaped leaves that trap insects. It grows best in wet, acidic, nutrient-poor soil with bright light and good drainage.
Sarracenia leucophylla, also known as the crimson pitcherplant, purple trumpet-leaf or white pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia.
Sarracenia leucophylla is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Despite its native range in the Southeastern U.S., it is remarkably hardy and can be grown outside even in USDA zones 6 and colder with careful winter protection. In cultivation it is generally less tolerant of stagnant water conditions and requires adequate soil drainage while still retaining requisite moisture levels to prevent root rot.
Several clones are recognized:
Like all the sarracenias, it is native to North America. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sarracenia leucophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
