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Carnivorous Partly documented

Sarracenia drummondii

Sarracenia drummondii is an old name for the white-topped pitcher plant, now S. leucophylla. GBIF has no wild records under this Lindley & Paxton name, so this profile follows S. leucophylla: tall, white-topped pitchers that need full sun, pure water and a winter rest.

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

Wet, fire-maintained pine savannas and seepage bogs of the Gulf Coast, as for S. leucophylla.

Coastal plain lowlands, near sea level to about 150 m.

AlabamaFloridaGeorgiaMississippi

🔒 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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