Catalogue
Pitchers
Sarracenia Purpurea / Psittacina - Pitcher Plants
Sarracenia, or the North American Pitcher plant is a Genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard, Texas, the great lakes and southeastern Canada, with most species being found only in the south-eastern states. The eight species of Sarracenia are native to the sandy and peaty wetlands of eastern Northwest territories.
Sarracenia Purpurea / Psittacina - Pitcher Plants
Sarracenia, or the North American Pitcher plant is a Genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard, Texas, the great lakes and southeastern Canada, with most species being found only in the south-eastern states. The eight species of Sarracenia are native to the sandy and peaty wetlands of eastern Northwest territories.
Sarracenia purpurea (Purple pitcher plant), is the only species indigenous to Canada with a habitat range extending to the southern boundary of the Northwest territories. Trumpet pitcher plants catch their prey by means of a pit-fall trap. The plant leaves are formed as a funnel, with hooklike structure growing over the opening. Insects are attracted by colour, smell and a nectar-like secretion on the lip of the pitcher. Slippery footings, aided by a narcotic drug lacing the nectar, causes insects to fall inside where they die and are digested by enzymes. In some species like the parrot pitcher, the funnel lies almost flat against the ground while others, such as the Sarracenia Leucophylla, has pitchers that grow vertically up to 1 meter in height.