Tarnok Pitcher Plant - Sarracenia - Carnivorous
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS: Carnivorous plants have the most bizarre adaptations to low-nutrient environments. These plants obtain some nutrients by trapping and digesting various invertebrates. Because insects are one of the most common prey items for most carnivorous plants, they are sometimes called insectivorous plants. It is not surprising that the most common habitat for these plants is in bogs and fens, where nutrient concentrations are low but water and sunshine seasonally abundant. As many as thirteen species of carnivorous plants have been found in a single bog (Folkerts, 1982). Most plants absorb nitrogen from the soil through their roots. But carnivorous plants absorb nitrogen from their animal prey through their leaves specially modified as traps.Common Name: 'Tarnok' Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla "Tarnok")Ornamental Features: Tall pitchers reaching up to 3 feet with a frilly white hood veined in red. This cultivar has double red flowers in spring!Habit and Growth Rate: Clumping, upright growth. Grows to about 36 inches.Landscape Value: Plant near bogs or other wet areas. Can make an excellent container if watered properly. Can also be used in beds with plants requiring similar care.Hardiness: Zone 7-10Culture: Requires moist, acidic soil and very little fertilizer. Full to slightly filtered sun. Also makes a great house plant or terrarium plant.