Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Pitcher Plant
Description
Physical Description
Flowers: Bloom Period: June.
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 6-12" tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 9-12" apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 6.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
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)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
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)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
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)
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
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)
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
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)
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Spermatopsida
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)
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Asteridae
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)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Sarracenianae
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)
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1993
- Order:
Ericales
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)
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Sarraceniaceae
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)
- Dumortier, 1829
- Genus:
Sarracenia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1753
- Cultivar:
Anxious Debate
- Botanical name: - Sarracenia 'Anxious Debate'
- Cultivar:
Anxious Debate
- Genus:
Sarracenia
(
- Family:
Sarraceniaceae
(
- Order:
Ericales
(
- Superorder:
Sarracenianae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sarracenia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 167 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
S. x swaniana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. ahlesii (Ahles' Pitcherplant) · S. alata (Pale Pitcher Plant) · S. alata f. pubescens (Tall Pitcher) · S. alata 'Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. alata 'Orange Sunset' (Tall Pitcher) · S. areolata (Pitcherplant) · S. catesbaei (Catesby's Pitcherplant) · S. chelsonii (Chelson's Pitcherplant) · S. courtii (Court's Pitcherplant) · S. excellens (Pitcherplant) · S. exornata (Pitcherplant) · S. flava (Biscuit-Flower) · S. flava var. atropurpurea (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. cuprea 'Copper Lid' (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. maxima (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. ornata (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava 'All Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. formosa (Pitcherplant) · S. gilpinii (Gilpin's Pitcherplant) · S. harperi (Harper's Pitcherplant) · S. leucophylla (Crimson Pitcherplant) · S. leucophylla var. pubescens (Tall Pitcher) · S. leucophylla 'Schnell's Ghost' (Schnell's Ghost White Topped Pitcher Plant) · S. leucophylla 'Tarnok' (Crimson Pitcherplant) · S. minor (Hooded Pitcher Plant) · S. minor 'Okefenokee Giant' (Giant Hooded Pitcher Plant) · S. mitchelliana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. moorei (Moore's Pitcherplant) · S. oreophila (Green Pitcher Plant) · S. psittacina (Parrot Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea (Common Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea f. heterophylla (Pitcher) · S. purpurea gibbosa (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea purpurea (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea purpurea var. Purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea var. burkii (Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea var. montana (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. purpurea var. purpurea (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. purpurea venosa var. purpurea (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea subsp. gibbosa (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. readii (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. rehderi (Rehder's Pitcherplant) · S. rubra (Sweet Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra alabamensis (Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra gulfensis (Gulf Pitcherplant) · S. rubra jonesii (Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant) · S. rubra rubra (Sweet Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra wherryi (Wherry's Pitcherplant) · S. rubra subsp. alabamensis (Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant) · S. rubra subsp. gulfensis (Gulf Pitcherplant) · S. rubra subsp. gulfensis 'Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. rubra subsp. jonesii (Mountain Sweet Pitcher-Plant) · S. rubra subsp. wherryi (Wherry's Pitcherplant) · S. umlauftiana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. wrigleyana (Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant) · S. x (Ahles' Pitcherplant) · S. x ahlesii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x alava (Pitcher Plant) · S. x areolata (Pitcher Plant) · S. × catesbaei (Catesby's Pitcher Plant) · S. x chelsonii (Pitcher Plant) · S. × courtii (Court's Pitcherplant) · S. x excellens (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. x exornata (Pitcher) · S. x farnhamii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x formosa (Pitcher Plant) · S. x gilpinii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x harperi (Pitcher Plant) · S. x melanorhoda (Pitcher Plant) · S. x mineophila (Pitcher Plant) · S. x miniata (Pitcher Plant) · S. x mitchelliana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x moorei (Pitcher Plant) · S. × popei (Pope's Pitcherplant) · S. x pureophila (Pitcher Plant) · S. × readii (Read's Pitcherplant) · S. x rehderi (Pitcher Plant) · S. x swaniana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x umlauftiana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x willisii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x wrigleyana (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Abandoned Hope' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Adrian Slack' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Anxious Debate' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Big Mama' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Blackankle' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Blackened Redfish' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Black Tube' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Boob Tube' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Brook's Hybrid' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Brunswick Beauty' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Bug Pipes' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Bug Scoop' (Tall Pitcher) · S. 'Burgundy' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Carolina Cooler' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Case's Resolve' (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Chas' Brew' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Citronelli' (Pitcher) · S. 'Claret' (Pitcher Plant)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 990505
