Sarracenia rubra

Use only rainwater, distilled water, water from a Reverse Osmosis System, or water with TDS (total dissolved solids) of 50 or less. You can buy a TDS tester in the Supplies section of our website. You never want a Sarracenia plant to dry out, so we recommend that you keep the plant in a bowl or tray of water.

Does well in a mix of organic peat moss (75%) to perlite (25%). Don’t use potting soil or commercially grown peat moss which may contain fertilizers. Click here to view our available soil mixes on our website.

The Sarracenia flava is found up and down the southern part of the East coast where summer temperatures can exceed 90 degrees and winter temperatures don’t stay below freezing for long. As long as the plant is sitting in water, it won’t be impacted by heat. Although the S. flava is hardy in northern zones, you must protect the rhizome from the excessive cold during the winter by planting it in a peat bog or placing it in a garage or shed window.

Sarracenia naturally go through dormancy during the winter and S. flava will require a period of dormancy to continue growing larger each year. Keep your plant somewhere just above freezing, such as a greenhouse, garage, or basement. Make sure it’s getting as much natural sunlight as possible and keep the plant pot in a bowl or tray of water.