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Plant Details

Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa

Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Pitcher-plant

Scientific Name:	Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa
Genus:	Sarracenia
Species Epithet:	purpurea
Common Name:	Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Pitcher-plant
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Red, Yellow, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	April, May, June, July
Growing Area:	Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Wet savannas, sandhill seepage bogs, hillside seepage bogs. Rare in NC Piedmont, common in Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Semi-evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Not Assigned
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
State Status:	W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare, Exploited ^(*Key)
Notes:	Carnivorous -- See also The Carnivorous Plant FAQ, courtesy of The International Carnivorous Plant Society NC Natural Heritage list global status as G5T3T5.
Pitfall Traps Sandhills Game Land, Millstone Creek Natural Area, October 2004 © Kathy Schlosser
Plants in Full Sun Note the purple coloring
Blooms Tom Harville
Bloom Close up Tom Harville
Seeds
The pitchers are fatter and less numerous than other Sarracenia purpurea varieties. Chesterfield County, SC Larry Mellichamp
Green Swamp (Brunswick and Columbus Counties, NC) Robert Bachand
Downward pointing hairs inside the pitchers to prevent caught insects from crawling out. Robert Bachand
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center