American Pitcher Plants

American Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia)

Beautiful and easy to grow, American Pitcher Plants may be the most ravenous and underappreciated plants in horticulture. The bizarre and often handsome leaves can sometimes catch thousands of nasty insects such as ants, flies, and wasps. Their flowers are showy, brilliant and very unusual -- a wonderful bonus to an already handsome class of foliage plants.

The Sarracenia are one of the simplest carnivorous plants to grow, and certainly the most rewarding