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Sarracenia × gilpinii | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Sarracenia × gilpinii

Sarracenia × gilpinii

Genus: Sarracenia
Family: Sarraceniaceae

About this plant

A carnivorous perennial to 35cm tall, with upright or curving green pitchers, heavily flushed with red and bearing dark red venation. Solitary, green and dark pink, pendent flowers are borne on slender stalks above the foliage in spring

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

Loam

Acid

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Moisture

Moist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a bog garden, or outdoors in containers of specialist carnivorous compost, in full sun. In summer stand containers in trays of lime-free water and irrigate only with rainwater. Sarracenia require a period of winter dormancy when they should be kept moist, cool, and well ventilated; an unheated greenhouse is ideal. See Carnivorous plant cultivation

Pruning

Trim off tatty growth in autumn

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs, snails and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Gravel GardenConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years