By Karen Boness, Owner of Wild Willow Landscape Design, ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Permaculture Designer There are over 700 species of carnivorous plants. The American pitcher plant (Sarracenia spp.) is known for its unique pitcher shaped leaves, bizarre flowers and its diet of live bugs. Sarracenia is a tropical looking plant native to Canada and the U.S. East Coast. Pitcher Plant Info Growing pitcher plants outdoors requires a combination of conditions quite different from ordinary garden plants. Garden grown pitcher plants love nutrient poor soil that is deficit in nitrogen and phosphorus. In their native environments, pitcher plants grow in highly acidic, sandy, peat-rich soil. So normal soil nitrogen levels can kill pitcher plants and also invites other competitive plants into their growing space. Pitcher plants in the garden also require full sun. Shade or partially-sunny spots will cause them to weaken or even die. Some other pitcher plant info
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