Scientific Name
Sarracenia rubra

Common Name
Miniature huntsman horn; Red pitcher plant

 
Height: 4-8"
Flower: Red-maroon flowers; sweetly fragrant
Foliage: Narrow, green, heavily veined, upright pitchers; top of pitcher is marbled reddish brown; summer-produced pitchers are more robust than those produced in spring
Comments: Native to southeastern US; grows in clumps
Cultivars/Species: Five subspecies


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