Sarracenia flava
Trumpet pitcher plant, yellow pitcher plant
Sarraceniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-3 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
yellow or red
Phenology:
Blooms in spring, fruits visible and showy into fall-winter. Winter dormant.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Bog gardens.
Considerations:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Insectivorous.
Larval host for epaulleted pitcher plant moth.
A number of insect groups visit the flowers but their role in pollination is unknown. Most likely as pollinators are small bees.
Native Habitats:
Savannas, bogs, seep slopes. Benefits from fire.
