Sarracenia alata - Areolate Form (Jasper County, Texas)

Description

Here's an interesting Sarracenia alata! This is an areolate form which is relatively unusual  for this species. Areoles are small windows on the pitchers that allow light to permiate the pitcher. More commonly seen in Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia psittacina and Sarracenia leucophylla, it's believed that these windows aid the plants' ability to capture insects. It's thought that the windows confuse insects trying to escape the pitcher by heading towards the light sources.

As if being areolate isn't enough, this is also a fast-growing Sarracenia that can form good-sized clumps in a few seasons.

Plant Size On Offer

Plant photos are usually of the mother plant, not the smaller divisions offered for sale.

Divisions taken from mother plants are planted into 9cm pots. The size of divisions can vary greatly and will always be sent largest first. If you'd like to know the size of a plant before ordering, please feel free to get in touch.

Basic Care

Sarracenia plants are incredibly easy to care for, given the correct conditions. An unheated greenhouse is an ideal location for Sarracenia, they can be grown outside in the UK but a greenhouse provides a longer growing season. Here are the 3 golden rules for healthy Sarracenia.

1. Provide as much sun as possible.
2. Keep their pots sat in 1-2cm of rainwater.
3. Use acidic soil. A 1:1 peat moss & perlite mix is typical but you can also research peat-free alternatives.

Click here to read a more in-depth guide to growing Sarracenia in the UK.