mountain pitcher plant

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

Trim off tatty growth in autumn

Propagate by seed or division in spring

May be susceptible to slugs, snails and aphids

Generally disease-free