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Sarracenia exornata

Sarracenia × exornata is the hybrid of the pale pitcher plant (S. alata) and the purple pitcher plant (S. purpurea). Its pitchers are intermediate: shorter and wider than S. alata, often flushed red, and it grows well in a sunny outdoor bog.

Sarracenia exornata
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 pine savannas and bogs of the central Gulf Coast where S. alata and S. purpurea overlap.

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

AlabamaMississippi

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.