Sarracenia
North American pitcher plants — outdoor collection.
Overview
Sarracenia (North American pitcher plants) are grown outdoors year-round in Genoa, Italy. These temperate carnivorous plants require winter dormancy and full sun, making them incompatible with the cloud forest terrarium.
Collection
| Taxon | Source | Price | Acquired | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' | Novaflora | €28.8 | Nov 2016 | given | ||
| Sarracenia 'Scarlet Belle' | Nature et Paysages | €16 | Jan 2017 | given | ||
| Sarracenia × 'Snow White' | Angelo Ossino | See notes | 2017 | given | H02AO | |
| Sarracenia × catesbaei | Marco Oliosi | See notes | Nov 2016 | given | From growlist | |
| Sarracenia × courtii | Karnivores.com | See notes | Jan 2016 | given | From growlist | |
| Sarracenia × moorei 'Brook's Hybrid' | Luca Cappon | See notes | Nov 2019 | given | H7MK; from growlist | |
| Sarracenia alata 'Red Lid' × flava H17 MK | Alessandro Ferri | See notes | 2016 | given | Striking red inner lids | |
| Sarracenia alata var. nigropurpurea | Angelo Ossino | See notes | 2017 | given | CK. A15AO | |
| Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'Burgundy' | Klein Carnivors | See notes | Mar 2016 | given | MK F 26; prices in PDF invoice; also acquired from Tavecchio Oct 2017 | |
| Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'Burgundy' | Davide Tavecchio | See notes | Oct 2017 | lost | F26MK; also from Klein Mar 2016; from growlist | |
| Sarracenia leucophylla (Titan × Self) | Angelo Ossino | See notes | 2017 | lost | Plantev 2009; L11AO | |
| Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis 'Watchtower' | Klein Carnivors | €38 | Jan 2020 | lost | SMI_19; invoice #3559 | |
| Sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis Clone 1 | Klein Carnivors | €28 | Feb 2017 | lost | MK 1211; invoice #1911 | |
| Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea | Klein Carnivors | €15 | Feb 2017 | lost | ×2 plants (€30 total); invoice #1911 | |
| Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea 'Veinless Plant' | Klein Carnivors | €28 | Feb 2017 | lost | Invoice #1911 | |
| Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa (Reedy Creek, Caroline Co.) | Klein Carnivors | €16 | Feb 2017 | lost | MK 2029; invoice #1911 | |
 | Sarracenia 'Hurricane Creek White' clone F | Luca Gambini | €159 | alive | ||
| Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' | Nature et Paysages | €18 | Jan 2017 | alive | ||
| Sarracenia 'Kimber Red Ruffles' | Luca Cappon | See notes | Nov 2019 | alive | Vendor corrected via growlist (was listed as Unknown) | |
| Sarracenia 'Orange Sunset' | Luca Cappon | See notes | Nov 2019 | alive | Vendor corrected via growlist (was listed as Unknown) | |
| Sarracenia 'Waccamaw' | eBay (secret_garden_carnivores) | €90 | Jan 2026 | alive | Rare; +€5 shipping | |
| Sarracenia 'Wilkerson's White Knight' | Davide Tavecchio | €90 | 2016 | alive | ||
| Sarracenia × 'Glider' | Luca Cappon | See notes | Nov 2019 | alive | HF04; from growlist | |
| Sarracenia × 'Llama' | Roberto Restelli | See notes | Nov 2019 | alive | From growlist | |
| Sarracenia × alata 'Night' × leucophylla × alata Night | Klein Carnivors | €16 | Jan 2020 | alive | SHY_37; invoice #3559 | |
| Sarracenia × alata AF | alive | ⚠️ Incrocio illeggibile | ||||
 +4 | Sarracenia × moorei 'Leah Wilkerson' | FreakyPlants (Marco) | €38 | 2017 | alive | Corrected: was listed as Dionaea; actually Sarracenia × moorei per growlist |
| Sarracenia × Saurus | eBay (semiraridalmondo) | €150 | Jan 2026 | alive | L size rhizome; +€4.90 shipping | |
| Sarracenia alata 'Black tubes, pubescent form' | Carnivoria.eu | €30 | Mar 2016 | alive | 45-60cm; adult | |
| Sarracenia areolata L28MK × A28MK | alive | |||||
| Sarracenia cv. 'Leviathan' | Hewitt-Cooper Carnivorous Plants | €53.1 | Feb 2020 | alive | Originally £45.00 GBP (Feb 2020 rate ~1.18); ≈€81.51 EUR total incl. shipping | |
| Sarracenia flava var. flava 'Dahlia Bog' | Klein Carnivors | See notes | Mar 2016 | alive | MK F 05; from growlist | |
 +7 | Sarracenia flava var. flava 'Goldie' | Luca Cappon | See notes | Feb 2019 | alive | From growlist |
| Sarracenia flava var. ornata 'Filiformis' (FO6) | Stefano Polleschi | See notes | 2019 | alive | Aberrant form ex Valentina 'Altair' Bordin; very thin spring pitchers, vertical lid; unregistered cultivar; part of 33€ order | |
| Sarracenia flava var. ornata FO6 "Filiformis" (V. Bordin), aberrant form | unknown | alive | ||||
| Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'Giant Red Tube' | Davide Tavecchio | See notes | Oct 2017 | alive | F112MK; from growlist | |
| Sarracenia leucophylla 'Big Bulbous Pink Pitchers' | alive | |||||
| Sarracenia leucophylla 'Helmut's Delight' | Klein Carnivors | See notes | Mar 2016 | alive | 40-50cm large plants; prices in PDF invoice | |
| Sarracenia leucophylla 'Large Pink Lip' | Klein Carnivors | See notes | Mar 2016 | alive | Apalachicola, FL, Liberty Co, MK L 18 | |
| Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis 'Reading University Clone' | Klein Carnivors | €24 | Feb 2017 | alive | MK 2201; invoice #1911 | |
| Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis 'Red Eyes' | Klein Carnivors | €18 | Jan 2020 | alive | SMI_23; invoice #3559 | |
| Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. pallidiflora | Klein Carnivors | €16 | Feb 2017 | alive | MK 1003; invoice #1911 |
Vendors
- Klein Carnivors (South Africa) – wide selection, quality plants
- Luca Cappon (Italy) – Italian grower, trades and sales
- Paolo Mattevi / Davide Tavecchio / Luca Gambini (Italy) – Italian CP community
- Carnivoria.eu (Germany/Czech Republic)
- Hewitt-Cooper Carnivorous Plants (UK)
Photos
4 taxa photographed in Sarracenia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.