Sarracenia x Daina's Delight [Sm]

Mark Edwards of New Zealand created this hybrid and named it after his daughter, Daina. However, somewhere along the registration process the name was misspelled, and the official name of the plant ended up as “Dana’s Delight”. We certainly respect Mark's work in creating this crowd-pleasing hybrid, so we will use the correct spelling of his daughter's name.

This hybrid has often been called the red white-top pitcher (Sarracenia leucophylla). It's tall slender pitchers resembles Sarracenia leucophylla, except it has much thicker veins in the upper portion of the pitcher. In spring, the early pitchers are green at the bottom and red at the top with white speckles. By early fall, the entire pitcher turns deep red, just in time for the winter holidays!

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Plants You Receive:		Current batch consists of small plants in 3-inch pots. You can expect pitchers to reach 6-8 inches during this growing season. Full maturity will occur within 4 growing seasons. All cold hardy plants are grown outdoors at our nursery in Oregon and experience the changes of the seasons. Care instructions are provided. Please watch the monthly video podcast for examples of how your plant may look at this time of the year and important growing tips for the season.
Type of Plant:		Cold hardy perennial for outdoor growing.
Size of Adult Plants:		16 inches tall.
Sunlight:		Full sun, 6 or more hours of direct sunlight.
Water:		Use mineral-free water or water low in minerals (less than 50 parts per million). Keep the soil wet by setting the plant in a dish of standing water.
Soil:		Use 1 part peat moss and 1 part perlite (or washed river sand). Avoid fertilizers, regular garden soil, and compost.
Growing Season:		April - October. Pitchers will brown at the onset of winter dormancy.
Winter Care:		Hardy of winter frost. Mulch in USDA zones 7 and colder.

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