Green pitcher plant
About Green pitcher plant
Green pitcher plant is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that is a fun challenge to grow and needs lots of water to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Green pitcher plant likes soil that is extremely well-draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Green pitcher plant belongs to the Sarracenia genus, and is native to Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Taxonomy
Sarracenia oreophila
Sarracenia
Sarraceniaceae
Ericales
How to care for Green pitcher plant
How often to water your Green pitcher plant
every 7
Green pitcher plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Green pitcher plant in your home
a window
Green pitcher plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Green pitcher plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Green pitcher plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Green pitcher plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Green pitcher plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Just today this marked appeared on my plant, recently the sun has gotten stronger and it's getting more direct sunlight. Is it possible it's burnt eventhough it's in a plate that aleays has 2/3 cm of water? #PurplePitcherplant
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I wanna kno what thing to I need to make my baby grow successfully #HoodedPitcherplant
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Hello, I have a carnivorous plant terrarium with a Venus fly trap, a sundew, and a newly added sweet pitcher plant. I recently added the pitcher plant to the terrarium and it looks like the pitchers are drying up. I can’t figure out if it’s due to the humidity, the lighting, or the water. Context: The terrarium is fully closed, with ventilation at the top. I put a layer of pebbles on the bottom of the terrarium, followed by a layer of perlite and spaghnum moss. I have two grow lights attached to the top of the terrarium that are on around 8 hours a day on the dimmest setting. These grow lights don’t create any heat. I also have a grow light behind the terrarium that shines through the back glass. This one creates heat. I monitor the heat and have this grow light shut off when it reaches a temp of 85 F in the terrarium. I only use distilled water with these plants and mist them several times throughout the day. I also water them regularly at least twice a week. #carnivorous #carnivorousplants #terrarium #pitcherplant #sundew #venusflytrap #help
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What do you use for fertilizer?  #WhiteToppedPitcherPlant
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New carnivorous plant🕸 #happyplants #sarracenia #sarracenialeucophylla #carnivorousplants #carnivorousclub #newplants
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Repotting #PurplePitcherplant I think it’s time to repot my guy since he has a root growing several inches down into his water reservoir. What are the rules of thumb for repotting sarracenia? How much does pot size matter? I was thinking a shallow pot that would then have a high-ish perched water table would be good, but the only one I currently have is much, much bigger than his current little 3-inch. I have no idea what kind of substrate I even need. Help? Could he share a pot with pings?
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Sarracenia crown turning grey and has white growths Hi everyone! I’ve just returned from holiday to find that my Sarracenia leucophylla’s crown has started turning grey and a white fuzzy growth has appeared. Bubbles have also formed around the base of the pot. The plant has two crowns, the larger is the one which is affected, the smaller looks healthy and is throwing up new growth. I assume this is something to be concerned about so what do I do? #Sarracenia #sarracenialeucophylla #CarnivorousPlants #PestControl
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New pitcher!! My plant just opened up a new pitcher, it’s the biggest one she’s put out so far!! With the lighting you can see the hairs on the lid with the naked eye, very cool! What a very large girl, I’ve been watching this one grow it for a while and am so excited to so it finally open!
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Rotting pitchers in Sarracenia maroon? Hi everyone! I purchased an S. maroon from a garden centre last Wednesday, it wasn’t in the greatest condition but there was new growth coming and it was the healthiest of what was available. I gave it the same treatment as the rest of my sarracenia (left in a tray of distilled water) but also quarantined it in the bathroom incase it was diseased. A week later and the new growth has rotted from the base up. Whilst the rest of the pitchers has gone brown and crispy at the garden centre, the new growth had gone soft and dark brown at the base. Is this rot and is this salvageable? I’ve never had this happen to a carnivore before. (Attached image is today, I forgot to take a picture before removing the rotted pitchers. The thumbnail for the tagged plant is from the day I bought it). #Sarracenia #RootRot #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub
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Pest identification?! Sorry for the bad pictures…plant has recently moved to porch. I noticed these tiny guys a few days ago, and when I sprayed w/ natural pesticide, a green bug (not pictured) came out, same shade of green as the plant. Looked sorta like it had wings?? I need advice - if these ARE a pest, I have to get rid of it asap because I have a pet reptile and getting an infestation would be harmful to her health.
Care Summary for Green pitcher plant
Green pitcher plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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