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Wherry’s pitcher plant

Sarracenia rubra spp. wherryi

Description:

Hardy carnivorous plants surviving in the cold and with few insects about

Habitat:

North Carolina Botanical Garden

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6 Comments

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Beautiful! What a pleasant surprise this time of year!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

I was surprised to see this plant thriving despite the cold temperatures; we are having very cold (below freezing) weather now and perhaps that will affect it until next spring.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Lovely!

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 years ago

wow...they don't go dormant in the winter?

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Yes, Mark - they were really a vibrant yellowish color!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Nice non-green colour.

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 29, 2013

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