White Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)

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Rosyramon San Ramon, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 28, 2004

White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla

This is my first outside carnivorous plant. My only problem is making sure it has enough water.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 30, 2004

Well this is too cool! It will live outside in San Ramon? Where did you get it? My DH works in San Ramon!

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 01, 2004

This is so beautiful. Good job!

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tazzy Sand Springs, OK(Zone 7a) Sep 01, 2004

so beautifull

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beamanfamily Mar 08, 2005

I found a couple more websites in the magazine Garden Design July/August 2004 issue which features this plant. Go to www.pitcherplant.com and www.plantdelights.com. I wrote the www.californiacarnivores.com site and ask if they would do well here in central Texas. I received an email back that stated it would in fact do very well here....just as others have mentioned keep it very wet. I was surprised to hear though that we can bury the pot with drain holes in it into our regular gardens. This would give it the "dirt" it needs but how can you keep it excessively wet if it has drain holes? I am thinking it would be better to just supply a few plants with a large pot that holds the water. If I am wrong, please someone tell me.
Elaine

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Mar 08, 2005

I'd use a pot with only a small single hole. It'd allow contolled drainage. Also, you could add those things that keep soil wet to your potting mix.

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pete2255 South East, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 13, 2005

I've grown these in my garden for a few years now, and the way I do it is this:-
Get a large plastic trough of some kind with no drainage holes about a foot deep, drill some drainage holes about 3 ins down from the top all round. Sink it into the ground up to the rim, and fill with a compost especially for insect eaters ( I use sphagnum moss peat mixed with charcoal ). This way the plants keep wet, if watered well, but still have a bit of drainage.
pete

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