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Sarracenia 'Redbug'
Redbug Pitcher Plant
Item #: 5754
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(USPP 13,412 expired) Sarracenia 'Redbug' is an amazingly vigorous hybrid from the late pitcher plant breeder, Larry Mellichamp. It arose from a forced wedding of first cousins Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra and Sarracenia alabamensis ssp. wherryi. Yes, that was still legal in Charlotte, NC, when the act was consummated. The dense 1' tall x 22" wide clumps are composed of up to 180 pitchers at once...yes, we counted. The 1' tall pitchers are green at the base, but heavily infused with red toward and including the hood. In late April (NC), the clumps are topped with propeller-like flowers with blood red petals, contrasting with a bright green seed-collecting plate.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Sarracenia
Flower Color: Red
Leaf Color: Purple/Lavender , Red , Variegated
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants Named After Animals , Rain Garden Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage , United States Native Plants