Description
Sarracenia purpurea, also known as the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae that lives in American bogs.
The pitcher plant 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.
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