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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Plant Height: 8 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: 60-100F Growing Season/30-45F Dormant Season
Flowers: Showy
Other: Pitcher up to 5 inches long
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Stratify seeds in wet medium for 4-5 weeks
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Division can be done in early to mid spring, after pitchers are cut back but just before new growth starts coming up.
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Carnivorous
Goes Dormant

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  • Pitcher Plant

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-11-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-12-21
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-12-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-02-03
Location: North Carolina (Triad), US
Date: 2019-04-29
Sarracenia ‘Fat Chance’
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-02-10
In dormant state, beginning to show signs of breaking dormancy.

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