Sarracenia Dainas Delight (Pitcher Plant)

Sarracenia 'Daina's Delight' (Pitcher Plant) is a carnivorous perennial prized for its upright, slender, hot pink pitchers adorned with a frilly and lacy lid innervated with attractive red veins. In spring, before the pitchers fully develop, showy fuchsia flowers with chartreuse tinges rise singly atop leafless stalks. Pitcher Plant is very effective at trapping and killing insects. Lured by the attractive leaf color, insects that land on the lids get paralyzed by the nectar. They fall down into a digestive fluid at the bottom of the pitcher where they will decompose and nutrients get absorbed. This plant is best grown in the consistently moist soils of a bog garden or in containers. It is a great addition to the neutral to acid water garden.

• Grows up to 12-30 in. tall (30-75 cm).
• Thrives in full sun in consistently moist to wet, acid soil. Irrigate with lime-free water and do not fertilize plantings. Soils must never dry out, but plant crowns should not sit for prolonged periods in water. Mulch with pine needles in winter to protect plants from cold temperatures.
• Generally disease free. Keep an eye out for scale insects, mealybugs, aphids and tortrix moth.
• Propagate by division.