Grown from wild seed collected in the Conecuh National Forest

I love these colors, shapes, textures, light-catching qualities - from the brochure "Pitcher plants, abundant here, may use the nutrients from insects found in their leaves." Philbrick - Cricenti Bog in New London, NH www.nl-nhcc.com "From Pond to Bog in 10,000 Years" "The Northern Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea purpurea, is low growing with short, stout traps, often showing burgundy color and red veins in full sun. In the winter it frequently turns a gorgeous deep reddish purple color. The external pitcher surface is waxy and feels hard to the touch. It tends to clump and form colonies, about 4+ feet across. Traps hold their color through the winter and for nearly 2 years. It is a fragrant, early spring bloomer, growing deep red blossoms on 12 inch scapes that flower well before the new traps develop. Flower stalks and sepals last through the year, resembling green daffodils. It prefers mild summers and cold winters. It is native, in several varieties, from Maryland to Newfoundland" carnivorousplantnursery.com/products/sarracenia-purpurea-...

Pitcher plants and a ladies'-tresses orchid form a little jungle in our front-yard bog garden.

Pitcher plants at the Vermilion Point Nature Preserve in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Cross by Robert Co

I used a very colorful red closed courtii with a very closed hood. This hybrid is a few months old, showing lots of promise.