Sarracenia charlesmoorei

Sarracenia ×charlesmoorei is the natural hybrid S. purpurea × S. jonesii from mountain bogs of western North Carolina, named by Larry Mellichamp in 2008. It shows hybrid vigour, with robust 25-50 cm pitchers flared near the top, dark red veined, with an erect heart-shaped hood. Being a mountain plant it takes colder winters than coastal Sarracenia.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Southern Appalachian mountain bogs and lake margins in western North Carolina (type from Henderson County, also near Brevard) where S. purpurea and S. jonesii grow together.

Mountain bogs; the single measured site is in the Blue Ridge at roughly 650 m.

North Carolina

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.