While all of the pitcher plants in the genus, Sarracenia produce pitchers in spring, some also produce new sets of pitchers in fall. The star of the fall show, with the best autumn pitcher production is the white-topped pitcher, Sarracenia leucophylla, a native to bogs from Georgia west to Mississipppi. Below are a few plants in early October in one of our bog gardens. Remember that pitcher plants need at least six hours of sun each day to really thrive.


I can attest to the need for strong sunlight. I have a small, outdoor bog garden that gets 4 hours of direct sunlight. I tried the ‘tall’ Sarracenia and none survived. Then I tired Sarracenia Purpurea Venosa and they have been doing well for a few years now.