Sarracenia Medusa
$19.95
Sarracenia Sweet Excellence
$24.95
Sweet Excellence bears masses of eye-catching foliage on rapidly-dividing growth points. We enjoy this trait of density because it rewards the grower with size, vigor, and new dimensions to the plant each season. The dense masses of leaves are primarily maroon-purple in the upper portions, upright, and slightly cowled at the lid. White speckling throughout the upper portions gets exceptionally conspicuous on older plants. On late-season leaves, the red hues exaggerate to a spectacular black-purple, contrasting fabulously with the white splotching. Copious nectar about the triangular mouth is exuded in such quantity that it can crystallize into little sugary beads! Look for its best pitchers in mid to late summer.
Type of Plant: Outdoor perennial for container growing.
Height: Up to 12 inches.
Sunlight: Full sun during the growing season.
Water: Low-mineral water (50 ppm or less).
Soil: Equal parts peat moss and perlite only.
Winter: Dormant. Minimal protection in USDA zones 7-9. Mulch in colder regions.
PLANT YOU RECEIVE
• 2nd-season division from select mother plants. (NOT a recent division.)
• Acclimated for outdoor growing.
• Shipped in a 4-inch pot. Care instructions are included.
Photos illustrate summer growth. Pitchers may not be present during other seasons. See below for more information.
2nd Season Divisions
After dividing our mother plants in spring, we grow the divisions for a year before releasing them. You get a more vigorous plant with a healthier root system when compared to a recent division.
All outdoor perennials experience seasonal changes at our nursery in Oregon.
• January-March: Plant is dormant with no pitchers.
• April: Spring growth will appear by the end of the month.
• May: Fully developed pitchers will gradually appear.
• June-August: Full display of pitchers.
• September: Plant produces its best pitchers of the season.
• October: Dormancy begins. Fewer pitchers. No new growth until spring.
• November-December: Plant is dormant. Browned pitchers are cut off.
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Reviews
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Happy with them!
I had to keep them in plastic for a couple days after receiving them, but immediately put them outside with the correct water and they are currently blooming with new sprouts!
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5 star
Wonder healthy and growing well
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Beautiful
These sarracenia are looking awesome and getting such beautiful color they have grown so much since I received them in the mail
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Great Quality
Excellent packing of healthy rhizome with two growth points. Quickly adapted to new conditions.
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looking great
got this guy the day they opened for online spring sales still had a buzz cut when i got it, growing so much faster then the others i got at the same time. really happy with its growth and color.
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Exactly what I wanted.
I know that since it is the middle of the dormant period for cold hardy plants, they are not at their most impressive but this variety even looks good now. It came with 2 good sized pitchers and an apparently healthy root base. I immediately added to my outdoor planter, with other pitcher plants and fly traps. It has since survived overnight freezes and a blanket of snow. It still looks just as hardy and I look forward to its growth when things finally warm up. I've bought from here before and will again.
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Packaged well, healthy, a bit slower to start growing, a bit smaller than expected
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survey
plant came in great no issues