Sarracenia x catesbaei Green form
Catesby's pitcher plant
- Height × spread
- 0.45m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
These chunky pitcher plants are generally copper coloured - this form however is lime green with yellow flowers. The plant makes a clump of tubes - the pitchers - with which it captures its prey, mosquitos being a favourite. The top of the pitcher is protected by a hood, peering within one can see a pattern of red veins. The flowers are dramatic, held on stems at a higher level. They comprise an umbrella-shaped central area with incurved petals to the rear. It is summer flowering. They like moist or boggy soil or water to a depth of 1cm. They are generally grown in sphagnum moss.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column
- Height
- 0.45m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Acid (ericaceous)
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- bright spot, no direct sun
- Indoor temperature
- 5C minimum temperature
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Planting & general
Indoors
Water with rain water from below
The plant needs rain or soft water (boiled and cooled water) - the minerals in alkaline or "hard" water are harmful. Water from below; the container in which the plant is growing should stand in a saucer of rain water. This will ensure that the plants roots are always moist.
Indoor temperature · Planting
5C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 5 Centigrade.
Compost · Planting
Compost for carnivorous plants
Use carnivorous compost when planting in pots, or to improve soils when planting in the ground.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a bright spot, no direct sun
Give this a bright position away from the direct sun, especially direct sun at the height of the day. (Direct sunshine is too hot and can burn the leaves.) Move the plant to a brighter position in the room during winter and early spring.
Found in
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