Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant

Light Needs

(At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

2-3 Feet

Mature Spread

1-2 Feet

Feature

Why is Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant such an incredible curiosity? It features two-foot chartreuse “pitchers”, consisting of moisture-loving foliage etched with burgundy veins and matching colored hoods. Out of these tubes, true blooms in shades of claret emerge in spring. Finally, the showy leaves, with their veins blackening, deepen in color. Innocent insects, charmed by this plant’s ambrosia-like nectar, hover about its rim until they slide down its tubes to their imminent demise.

Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant is cold hardy in zones 5 to 9. It possesses a slow, clumping growth habit and is a low-maintenance, easy-to-grow selection that creates minimal stress for new or inexperienced gardeners. While resistant to deer, these plants attract and support amphibians. Reaching heights of 24 to 26 inches and spreads of 12-18 inches, this carnivorous beauty will add focal interest to containers, bogs, and marshes. 

Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant Care

Plant this conversation piece near any boggy or marsh-like spot receiving full or partial sun. Six to eight hours of direct sun is best. The soil must be constantly moist and acidic, with a pH between 3.5 and 5.0, and on the nutrient-deficient side. These low-maintenance plants do not not like rich soil or fertilizer; they feed themselves. 

Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant typically does not require pruning. When maintaining in containers, choose a plastic vessel filled with 50% peat moss and 50% sand/perlite. Do not use potting soil, and do not apply fertilizer. Water regularly and deeply, preferably using rainwater or tap water that’s had time in the sun to dechlorinate. Pitcher plants are sometimes sensitive to minerals in tap water.

Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant Spacing

Space each plant 12-18 inches apart along streams, lakes, ponds, bogs, and marshes and in rain gardens. Ideally suited for containers, plant alongside companion plants such as sundew and orchids.

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