FNPS Plant Database
Sarracenia psittacina
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Sarraceniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
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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Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by bees
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
D’Amato. 1998. The Savage Garden. Ten Speed Press, p.85-86
Florida Wildflower Foundation. https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-sarracenia-psittacina/
Florida Plant Atlas. 2021. https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2027
Hammer, Roger. 2018. Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers.. Falcon Guide, p. 249
Nelson, Gil. 2005. East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. Falcon Guide, p . 220
North American Sarracenia Conservancy. https://www.nasarracenia.org/guides/pollination/
