High
174 of 591 (29%)
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, high watering frequency, warm temperature range, and high 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
- High
- Most common temperature
- Warm
- Most common humidity
- High
Care consensus
What collectors actually do
Aggregated from 591 public items across collecto.rs.
Full sun
341 of 591 (58%)
Warm
278 of 591 (47%)
High
195 of 591 (33%)
None
Most common note across 4 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.
- Mmarky makr 395 Sarracenia
- Mmarky mark95 Sarracenia
- Aasdfasdf asdf92 Sarracenia
- Zach Havener61 Sarracenia
- Pierson Hill57 Sarracenia
- RRyan Cortez43 Sarracenia
- Stacy Andrews31 Sarracenia
- strangethingsbotany17 Sarracenia
- Chandler Nunn10 Sarracenia
- Marco Lara7 Sarracenia
- DDean cook6 Sarracenia
- AJ Alpert6 Sarracenia
- Manuela Kurtin5 Sarracenia
- AtomicAlchemist5 Sarracenia
- J5 Sarracenia
- Ddzamler5 Sarracenia
- Berbegal-Desbordes Jonathan4 Sarracenia
- OOrson Gonzalez4 Sarracenia
- SShane Szatlocky3 Sarracenia
- Carol Wissler3 Sarracenia
- Chris Merrifield3 Sarracenia
- Robert2 Sarracenia
- GGeovanni Solorzano2 Sarracenia
- Volt B.2 Sarracenia
Just added
Recent Sarracenia
The latest public additions across the platform.
Sarracenia flava rubricorpora Liberty County Florida
@carnivoresinthebackyard
Sarracenia flava Cuprea
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia flava rubricorpa
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia moorie x
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia Dixie lace
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia flava x leuc
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia fuzzy
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia leucophylla 'Juthatip Soper'
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia leucophylla Dana’s delight
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia leucophyla Schnells ghost
@Strangethingsbotany
Sarracenia venosa
@Strangethingsbotany
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, high watering, warm temperatures, and high humidity. Collectors commonly note: None.
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.