Sarracenia flava Bromeliad often in areas with limestone

often in areas with limestone bedrock

The showy flowers are orange-red

It is the dominant variety of S

The flowers are pale pink with typically several are open at a time

It is a vigorous grower and forms large full colonies

Sarracenia flava Bromeliad often in areas with limestoneEase to Grow: Easy Dormancy: Suggested Native Range: Wet Pocosins of Coastal Southeastern North America Zones: 7 9 (6 10) The Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava is a tall southern pitcher plant with distinctive green trumpets and frequently shows red veins. The nectar glands along the hood margins and throat are very productive, and attract many flying insects, particularly wasps. S. flava grows well in wet bog soil. It has its best traps in