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Sarracenia, Pitcher Plant 'Leah Wilkerson'

Sarracenia

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Genus

Sarracenia (sar-uh-SEN-ee-uh)

Info

Synonym

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Herbaceous

Height

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing

9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Red

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Late Spring/Early Summer

Other Details

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aguy1947

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL (Zone 5a) | February 2010 | negative

Difficult to raise from seed.
Also, different species have different "hardiness zone" ratings; only Sarracenia purpurea grows in my zone 5a.

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