Sarracenia rubra subsp. gulfensis

Gulf Coast red pitcherplant

The Gulf sweet pitcher plant is a subspecies of Sarracenia rubra described by Schnell in 1979. It is restricted to a small area of the western Florida panhandle and the adjacent edge of south Alabama and is listed as endangered. Grow it like other sweet pitcher plants: full sun, constantly wet acidic peat and a real cool winter dormancy.

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

Sarracenia rubra grows in open, wet, acidic coastal-plain habitats. Subspecies gulfensis is generally found along the sunny, seepy margins of streams and wet boggy openings rather than in large open savannas, with its crowns in saturated, nutrient-poor peaty sand. Species-level sources give little habitat detail for this subspecies, so this description follows general knowledge of the group.

A coastal-plain lowland plant, probably growing from near sea level to well under 100 m. The obscured GBIF records carry no elevations.

USA: western Florida panhandle (mainly Okaloosa and Walton counties)USA: south Alabama (Covington County area)

🔒 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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