Hooded Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia minor
The hood arches over the mouth of each pitcher, and the white translucent windows in the back trick insects into flying deeper instead of out. A restrained, upright pitcher plant for a bog container, and one of the easier species to keep.
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- FL, GA, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Sarracenia species
- Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- Yellow Pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)
- Pale Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata)
- White-topped Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
- Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia psittacina)
- Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia rubra)