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Sarracenia x 'Carolina Yellow Jacket'
Pitcher Plant
Plant Type:
POND & WETLAND PLANTSSarracenia x 'Carolina Yellow Jacket' - This striking bright yellow to chartreuse-yellow Pitcher Plant may display a fine threaded veining in all pitchers. A complex hybrid from David Crump this exceptional perennial demonstrates hybrid vigor in its capacity to size up quickly. Sarracenia flava, S. rosea are 2 of 'Carolina Yellow Jacket' parents with a visual nod in ewer resemblance to its 3rd, the Northern or Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea. Constant damp is important for all Sarracenia. In a natural setting vernal flooding is okay but please be aware that Pitcher Plant crowns must never be covered in water for extended periods or they will rot. They are, after all bog plants and not pond denizens. We keep ours in half salt-free builder's sand, half peat. The peat is a mix of milled and long grain sphagnum moss. They should be lifted and planted in fresh mix every 2nd year. Established pot grown division.
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Characteristics and Attributes for Sarracenia x 'Carolina Yellow Jacket'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring into Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Four Seasons
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Sun Tolerant
- Mostly Sunny
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
Attributes
- Conservatory
- Potted Plant
- Collector Plant
- Bog
- Edging
- Accent
- Natural Garden
- Evergreen
- Marginal
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Sandy
- Wet
- Moist
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Sarracenia
Common Name: Pitcher Plant
These are the fascinating Pitcher Plants. All are from eastern North America, most from Southeastern U.S. One species occurs in the north all the way up into Newfoundland in peat bogs, Sarracenia purpurea with USDA zone 4 hardiness... perhaps some populations hardy into zone 3. The spring and summer flowers which last for many weeks are as beautiful as they are fascinating. All species have evolved pitchers with passive pitfall traps… the insects enter but can’t back up due to downward facing hairs which disallow retreat. They are structurally curious and in their own unique way very beautiful. All require constantly moist to wet feet, boggy conditions suit them well or can be easily pot grown in 50% coarse sand to 50% peat mix. In a natural setting they can tolerate vernal flooding but for most of the year their crowns must be above the water line or they will rot… yes, I know: it’s hard to believe! Most of the literature tells you not to feed them and it is true that any chemical fertilizer should be avoided as these plants have little tolerance to salts. But you can use quarter strength fish emulsion on occasion and I mean only on occasion, not at every watering, and only during active growth. Potted plants must be re-potted every 2 years with a fresh mix of peat and coarse sand or they languish. They are easy to transplant and respond well to good treatment. Most prefer sun although I have found that S. purpurea seems particularly happy during the summer under the shade cloth in my greenhouse. That was a bit of a surprise as I’ve seen them growing in the bright open sunny conditions in the fantastic peat bogs of Nova Scotia. Generally I would say they need be planted in full sun in the north to to partly shaded exposure in the south. They make fascinating potted plants. All of the following are offered by division.