| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Digestive enzymes produced inside the tubular leaves. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| 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. |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Carnivorous Goes Dormant |
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