Sarracenia X oreophila
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Common Name(s): Pitcher Plant
Grown by: Katherine Henwood, Pacifica
An interesting hybrid midway between it’s parents in size, shape and coloration (see pictures of all these plants at www.calhortsociety.org).
This ‘family group’ displayed two species of pitcher plants native to the United States, and a hybrid of the two. S. oreophila is an endangered species native to small portions of Alabama and North Carolina.
The pitchers show a bright yellow with wonderful darker veining, and grow to about two feet tall. S. minor, which grows from North Carolina to Florida, has orange pitchers without veining, and grows to about one foot tall. The hybrid of these two species is of intermediate height, and has beautiful orange pitchers with darker veining. All of these plants are cultivated in full sun, planted in a mixture of peat, sand and perlite.
They are grown in standing water, and it is important to use tap water that has less than 100 ppm of dissolved solids. Otherwise, distilled water or reverse osmosis water is needed, as too many minerals will kill these plants.
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