purple pitcher plant - Sarracenia purpurea

USDA Plant Code: SAPU4
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - medium
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: yes
Commonly Available at Nurseries :
Growth Habits: subshrub,forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: 8a
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: purple/red/green
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Foliage; Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Sarracenia purpurea, pitcher-plant (bog laurel and leatherleaf also in image)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Taken July 1966
Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Perdido key vic.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers of purple pitcherplants
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flower of purple pitcherplants.
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Caleb Slemmons, National Ecological Observatory Network, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Caleb Slemmons, National Ecological Observatory Network, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea (pitcher plant) flowers
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea developing flower
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Sarracenia purpurea previous year's fruiting structure (pic taken early June, 2013)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Sarracenia purpurea - Dennis Twp (Sect. 36), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Taken July 1966
Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); June 1976
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); June 1971
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); mainland ca.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Broad-lipped purple side-saddle flower Sarracenia purpurea
USDA ARS Photo Unit , USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Bunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Bunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Bunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Bunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Bunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Habitat; purple pitcherplant habitat,  photographed 26 September 1985.
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; purple pitcherplant habitat, photographed 26 September 1985.
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); purple pitcherplants, photographed 26 September 1985.
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); purple pitcherplant habitat, photo 26 September 1985
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); purple pitcherplant habitat, photo 26 September 1985
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Sarracenia purpurea - pitcher-plant
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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People;
Brett Marshall, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); June 1976
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); June 1976
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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