Description
Identification
– Zoological Name: Sarracenia flava
– Common name: Sarracenia yellow
– Family: Sarracenia
– Origin: Southeastern United States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida).
My story with this plant
I’ve had a mother plant of Sarracenia flava since I started out in 2012. It was one of my first carnivorous plants and is still going strong today. Every spring, it rewards me with lots of big yellow flowers, which makes it really spectacular.
My crop, substrate used
– 70% unfertilized blond sphagnum moss
– 10% perlite
– 10% vermiculite
– 10% quartz sand
– Growing region: In outdoor peat bogs, year-round.
Conditions
– Full sun is essential for good growth and color.
– Water with rainwater only. The substrate remains waterlogged at all times.
– In winter, the plant is very dormant and frost-resistant (down to -5°C at night).
Capture mode
Its large yellow urns, sometimes veined with red, secrete a nectar that attracts insects. These slide inside and are digested at the bottom of the trap.
Special features
– Can reach up to 1 meter in height.
– Abundant, spectacular blooms in spring.
– A very robust, long-lasting plant, emblematic of my bog.
