Standing water
458 of 920 (50%)
Sarracenia
Genus · care consensus, photos, and the collectors growing it.
At a glance
What Sarracenia is
Sarracenia is a plant genus, commonly called Common pitcherplant, a carnivorous plant, and with a upright growth habit. Its native range is North American wetlands. Aggregated across public specimens, collectors most commonly report a light preference of full sun, standing water watering frequency, warm temperature range, and moderate humidity. Drill into a specific species in the Sarracenia genus below, or browse who's growing it.
- Rank
- Genus
- Genus
- Sarracenia
- Common name
- Common pitcherplant
- Plant type
- Carnivorous plant
- Growth habit
- Upright
- Native range
- North American wetlands
- Most common light
- Full sun
- Most common watering
- Standing water
- Most common temperature
- Warm
- Most common humidity
- Moderate
Care consensus
What collectors actually do
Aggregated from 920 public items across collecto.rs.
Full sun
633 of 920 (69%)
Warm
533 of 920 (58%)
Moderate
351 of 920 (38%)
Weekly foliar 600ppm Maxsea.
Most common note across 8 public items
Species
Species in the Sarracenia genus
Drill into a specific species to see only collectors growing it.
Collectors
People growing Sarracenia
Click a collector to see their full collection. Sorted by how many of this plant they own.
- Jeremiah Harris240 Sarracenia
- Mmarky makr 395 Sarracenia
- Mmarky mark95 Sarracenia
- Aasdfasdf asdf92 Sarracenia
- Zach Havener61 Sarracenia
- Pierson Hill57 Sarracenia
- RRyan Cortez43 Sarracenia
- Stacy Andrews31 Sarracenia
- David Fefferman28 Sarracenia
- Aaaamory24 Sarracenia
- Chandler Nunn19 Sarracenia
- strangethingsbotany17 Sarracenia
- Llenn Arkyl10 Sarracenia
- Tyler Cunningham9 Sarracenia
- Marco Lara7 Sarracenia
- AJ Alpert6 Sarracenia
- DDean cook6 Sarracenia
- J5 Sarracenia
- Ddzamler5 Sarracenia
- AtomicAlchemist5 Sarracenia
- Manuela Kurtin5 Sarracenia
- Berbegal-Desbordes Jonathan4 Sarracenia
- OOrson Gonzalez4 Sarracenia
- Dylan T4 Sarracenia
Just added
Recent Sarracenia
The latest public additions across the platform.
Sarracenia Purpurea
@R4848
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Conecuh National Forest AL'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Crestview FL UCD'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Damon’s Clone'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Turkey Hen Creek, Okaloosa Co FL'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra 'Shallotte NC'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Black'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis 'Anthocyanin Free'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia rubra 'Berkeley Co SC'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Sarracenia
@Carnivargi
Sarracenia
@Carnivargi
Sarracenia
@Carnivargi
Questions
Frequently asked about Sarracenia
Quick answers pulled from the public catalog and care consensus above.
What is Sarracenia?
Sarracenia is a plant genus. Commonly known as Common pitcherplant, a carnivorous plant, and with a upright growth habit. Native to North American wetlands.
How do you care for Sarracenia?
Across public collections on collecto.rs, the most common care setup for Sarracenia is Full sun light, standing water watering, warm temperatures, and moderate humidity. Collectors commonly note: Weekly foliar 600ppm Maxsea..
How rare is Sarracenia?
Sarracenia has a healthy collector base on collecto.rs — neither widespread nor especially rare.
What else is Sarracenia called?
Sarracenia is also known as Sarracenia purpurea, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea, and Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa.
Can I track my own Sarracenia on collecto.rs?
Yes. collecto.rs is free — sign up to log your Sarracenia, upload photos, track care notes, and connect with other Sarracenia collectors. Your collection stays private by default; you choose what to make public.