Sarracenia are a genius of carnivorous plants native to the southern states from Virginia down through Texas along the coast. These plants are endemic to the Longleaf Pine ecosystem, and generally inhabit wet savannah ecotones and the occasional lakeside slope. The pitchers are actually the plant's leaves shaped for capturing insects - an adaptation for the generally poor nutrient soils the plants are found in. While there about a dozen different species of Sarracenia, the largest and showiest plants of the genus are Sarracenia Flava and Sarracenia Leucophylla. At the end of each growing season, each pitcher dries up and the plants enter a dormant season all winter, only to regrow all new pitchers and flowers when spring comes around.
Sarracenia Flava
Colors range from solid green through solid red with veined plants throughout multiple color ranges. Generally from 18-36" tall, with availability starting in late May, with peak availability in June/July. Copper topped and red tubes with yellow lids only available early in the season.
Sarracenia Leucophylla
Colors range from solid white though heavily veined reds. Limited availability of narrow pitchers starting in May, with additional availability mid summer. Leucos are largest in the fall, with the bulk of availability starting mid September. Sizes range from 12" early in the season to upwards of 30"+ by seasons end.
Sarracenia Flowers
As spectacular as they are in bloom, Sarracenia flowers only last a week in full petal. Their showy spent flower scapes remain for the full season though, almost like a summer Hellebore with substantial vase life.