Sarracenia rubra subsp. alabamensis

Alabama canebrake pitcher plant

A federally endangered pitcher plant found only in central Alabama, now often treated as the species Sarracenia alabamensis. Its pitchers are yellow-green with reddish veins, 20–50 cm in spring and up to about 70 cm and more upright in summer, with maroon flowers on stalks up to 60 cm. Fewer than 15 wild sites remain, so grow only legally propagated plants; culture follows the rubra group: full sun, wet nutrient-poor peat, pure water and a winter dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet, acidic seepage bogs and boggy stream margins in central Alabama, historically associated with canebrakes of native cane. Sites are open to lightly shaded and depend on fire or clearing to stay open. The wild population has shrunk to fewer than 15 sites through drainage, habitat loss and poaching.

Low inland hills of central Alabama; no elevation data are available here.

USA: central Alabama

🔒 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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