Plant Profile: Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra

The Sweet Pitcherplant is a perennial carnivorous species indigenous to bogs, pocosins, and moist savannas stretching from North Carolina to Georgia. This plant tends to grow in clusters and is resilient to heat, although it is sensitive to drought conditions. It produces aromatic flowers and, while numerous hybrids exist, commercially available plants are typically categorized as the standard species.