Photo by: Jeannie Brodhead, Saracennia Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Nomenclature
Common Name:
parrot pitcher plant
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Sarracenia psittacina
Family:
Sarraceniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
3-8 inches.
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
red
Fruit Color:
red (brown when ripe, under old stigma)
Phenology:
Blooms April to August. More-or-less winter dormant.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Bog gardens.
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Division or seed.
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Stays wet
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
acidic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by bees
Native Habitats:
bogs, savannas, seep slopes, seepy edges of marshes and wet prairies, seepy roadside swales.
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
In natural settings, benefits from fire.
