Yellow Pitcherplant
Sarracenia flava
Tall yellow-green pitchers lure and drown insects in nutrient-poor bogs, with nodding yellow flowers held above in spring. Needs constantly wet, lean, acidic ground.
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Related native plants
More Sarracenia species
- Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- Pale Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata)
- Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor)
- White-topped Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
- Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia psittacina)
- Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia rubra)