Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
The Gulf Coast pitcher plant, pale yellow-green with fine red veining and a modestly hooded lid. Vigorous and forgiving by pitcher-plant standards. Grow it in an undrained bog planter of peat and sand topped with rainwater.
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, LA, MS, TX
Related native plants
More Sarracenia species
- Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- Yellow Pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)
- Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor)
- White-topped Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
- Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia psittacina)
- Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia rubra)