Sarracenia x Excellens

$20.00

Sarracenia x Excellens is a natural hybrid between Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia minor. Pitchers can grow to 15 inches tall and feature beautiful spots on the hood.

Due to their size, these pitcher plants must be unpotted and shipped bareroot. Once received, repot them in at least a 4 inch pot filled with a standard peat, perlite and sand mix.

NOTE: During October through March the plants will be dormant. We will remove pitchers which are old and no longer useful.

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Sarracenia x Excellens

Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia x Excellens) Care

Use only pure water – rainwater, distilled water or RO water. Be careful of bottled water as some contain salt which will kill your Pitcher Plant
Keep soil moist; usually a tray or dish with 1/2 to 1.0 inch of water
Mist the pitcher every few days with pure water
Pitcher plants like a sunny or partial sunny location.
Soil is a mixture of 40% peat, 30% Perlite and 30% fine sand.
Do not fertilize your plant. Pitcher plants will receive sufficient nutrition from the bugs they catch
It’s best to let your Pitcher plant go dormant from Thanksgiving to Valentines Day. Keep cool but freezing; keep moist but not too wet. A cold garage, cold window are good: 35 to 50 degrees.
Repot your pitcher plant every 3 to 5 years during its dormancy

Pitcher plants are best in outdoor bogs or shallow trays of rain water but can survive in a sunny window but must have a rest period