FNPS Plant Database
Sarracenia psittacina
Nomenclature
Common Name:
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Genus species:
Family:
Sarraceniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
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Availability:
Propagation:
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:
Suitable to Grow In:
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Vouchered In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by bees.
Native Habitats:
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Citations:
D'Amato, Peter. (2013). The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press, Emeryville, CA.
Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2024). Flower Friday: Parrot pitcherplant. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-sarracenia-psittacina/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland.
Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
Nelson, Gil. (2005). East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
North American Sarracenia Conservancy. (Undated). Pollination. ( https://www.nasarracenia.org/guides/pollination/ ). Accessed 2026.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
