Sarracenia gordonii

Sarracenia ×gordonii is the rare natural hybrid S. alata × S. psittacina, named in 2023 from a roadside ditch near Gautier, Jackson County, Mississippi. Plants often form ground-hugging rosettes of recumbent, red-veined pitchers, many with the lid fused shut. It needs the wet, sunny conditions of both parents and tolerates occasional flooding.

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 savanna remnants and recently disturbed ground (mown or burned roadside ditches) where S. alata and S. psittacina grow together; found only after disturbance.

Low Gulf coastal plain, near sea level.

Mississippi

🔒 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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