Purple Pitcher - Sarracenia purpurea Pots narrow individual stems

narrow individual stems

but the flowers stand high above the water similar to a tropical waterlily

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Scientific name: Nymphaea x 'Shirley Bryne'

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Purple Pitcher - Sarracenia purpurea Pots narrow individual stemsThe pitcherplant is a perennial forb that spreads by short rhizomes. Plants form an open, spreading rosette of green leaves. The leaves are often tinged or veined with purple, and can grow to 30 cm in length. The plants flower in mid spring, producing a solitary flower at the top of a scape 20 40 cm tall. The flower resembles a thick, flat disc ringed with dark, maroon petals. The plants are most noted, however, for the hollow, gibbous leaves, or