Sarracenia purpurea in bloom

[WhiteRabbit]

Sarracenia purpurea ("Northern", or "Purple" pitcher plant)
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Blooming for the first time. It had been growing on a windowsill for a few years, so it never bloomed before - it needs a cool - cold, dry winter to go dormant, in order to bloom.

I have another - a quite small pup from this that I separated and potted last year - that has three, still small, buds on it.

The first couple of years I had this, I didn't care about getting it to bloom - the pitchers (when they aren't all dead after a freeze, and being rather dry over winter) are cool looking themselves - but then, I saw pictures of the flowers, and thought they were very pretty, and wanted mine to bloom! So, outside it went! The pitchers also get a lot bigger growing outside, getting full sun much of the day in summer. It probably gets more to "eat" outside, as well, although, I would find some flies or gnats in the pitchers occasionally inside.

Thanks for looking!

[nikkik]

Wow, that is stunning! Great job growing and blooming this interesting plant!

[Goodkoalie]

Nice, I love sarracenia, I grow all carnivores but do best with sarrs. In my climate, they can grow outside all year. Do you grow any other sarrs?


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[TOMMYMIAMI]

Ohhh Sonya this is so awesome and interesting, never even heard about this one, awesome!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by nikkik

Wow, that is stunning! Great job growing and blooming this interesting plant!

Thanks, nikki!
Awesome flowers, aren't they?

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Originally Posted by Goodkoalie

Nice, I love sarracenia, I grow all carnivores but do best with sarrs. In my climate, they can grow outside all year. Do you grow any other sarrs?


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Thanks!
No, I just have this one - it had been recommended to me as an easy to grow CP, so I gave it a try. It has indeed been an easy grower, outside of having to buy water for it - not really an issue in winter, but in summer I frequently need to remind myself

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Originally Posted by TOMMYMIAMI

Ohhh Sonya this is so awesome and interesting, never even heard about this one, awesome!

Thanks, Tommy!
I love the flowers on this! And the pitchers in summer are pretty cool, too!

[tuvoc]

Fantastic. Well done.

Kim

[Subrosa]

Nice plant! Mine aren't even out of dormancy yet, but they stay outside year round. Cold it needs, but dry? Nope! I've found them growing and blooming on masses of floating plants in ponds in the NJ Pine barrens.

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Btw anyone who wants Sarracenia that will do well indoors full-time should look at Sarracenia psittaca. It's the only species which will survive more than a few years without a winter dormancy.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by tuvoc

Fantastic. Well done.

Kim

Thanks Kim!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Nice plant! Mine aren't even out of dormancy yet, but they stay outside year round. Cold it needs, but dry? Nope! I've found them growing and blooming on masses of floating plants in ponds in the NJ Pine barrens.

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Btw anyone who wants Sarracenia that will do well indoors full-time should look at Sarracenia psittaca. It's the only species which will survive more than a few years without a winter dormancy.

Thanks
Mine is outside year-round, too, but different climates

True about not being entirely dty in winter - I just don't leave mine sitting in water over winter. They did get too dry tho with the lack of rain