Growing hardy sarracenia in your garden
Sarracenia, commonly know as North American pitcher plants, are strikingly architectural herbaceous perennials found in the Southern states of the USA
Growing in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, North Florida, the Carolinas and into parts of Canada, they’re found in very wet peaty bogs or swamps, where they thrive. To grow these plants successfully in your garden you’ll need to recreate these conditions. An old sink or planter without drainage holes would be ideal as a container in which to grow them, or a peat bog garden, if you’re lucky enough to have one of those.
Position
Sarracenia displayed in a stone trough
Team from Hampshire Carnivorous Plants create a bog garden
Position is very important. These plants are sun lovers and they enjoy full sun for most of the day. Avoid a windy site if you want to grow some of the taller species and hybrids.
Compost
Remember these are bog plants so need to be kept very, very wet over the summer months.
Planting
Sarracenia can be planted in a bog garden or planter at any time of year. If you’re planting in the height of summer, make sure the plants are well hydrated or they will suffer.
What can I grow outside?
That’s the question we’re asked more than any other. All species and hybrids will grow and survive outside but some really thrive. We’ve found Sarracenia flava, S.purpurea subsp. purpurea, S.purpurea subsp.venosa and S. oreophila are the four best species. As far as hybrids go, anything with S. purpurea as a parent is good, such as S. x catesbaei, S.cv Bella, S.cv Eva, S x mitchelliana and S x courtii. Hampshire Carnivorous Plants
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