Sarracenia psittacina

© Jeannie Brodhead

© Shirley Denton

Fruit under stigma © Shirley Denton

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Parrot Pitcher Plant

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:	Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Bog gardens.

Propagation:

Division or seed.

Availability:

Seed, Specialty providers

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Stays Wet)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Stays Wet

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Organic material (muck), Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:	Pollinated by bees
Native Habitats:	Bogs, savannas, seep slopes, seepy edges of marshes and wet prairies, seepy roadside swales.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Natural Range in Florida

USDA Zones

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Comments

General Comments:

In natural settings, benefits from fire.