Sarracenia flava var. rugelii “Extinct Site, DeFuniak Springs, Fl” RC Potted Size:Small Division

Sarracenia flava var. rugelii “Extinct Site, DeFuniak Springs, Fl” RC Potted Size:Small DivisionSarracenia flava v. rugelii is the classic color form of Sarracenia flava. A dark blotch punctuates the vibrant, chartreuse pitchers at the throat. The dark red blotch starts as a thin, red line on seedlings and develops at maturitywide, rounded, lightly undulating lids tower over the huge pitchers. We love this variety; large, lightly ruffly lids and electric green pitchers are always a cheerful harbinger of spring! These plants are divisions from an

It is a miniature species of flat rosettes

they will die back

Although some consider it unsightly

Dormancy: Cephalotus have no winter dormancy but may grow slowly in the winter

making them an ideal houseplant

a white dewy throat and a bright cherry-red spot just below that

and voracious Nepenthes

large traps with an unusual form

This is a smaller species that doesn’t grow until later in the year

These windows are the key to its unique trapping mechanism

Temperature and Dormancy: Drosera capensis tolerate a wide range of temperatures but will be happiest in 40 - 80 degrees

Care for this garden of deceptively beautiful