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PITCHER PLANT ‘Dana’s Delight’

Looking for a super unique houseplant? The Pitcher Plant is truly that, unique. This plant is not only beautiful, it’s carnivorous. In fact, it’s one of the easiest carnivorous plants to grow and is excellent for beginners. Its slender pitchers often grow over two feet tall with heavily ruffled red and white hoods that attract insects. The tall, graceful traps have glowing pink and purple veins and the red is so bright that it almost looks fluorescent.

Dana’s Delight is a hybrid plant made up of two families, Nepenthaceae (Old World) and Sarraceniaceae (New World). The New World family members enjoy the attention of many insects while staying on the ground. Unlike its relative (the Old World) who lives up in the trees, these pitchers actually form a whole pitcher out of its leaf. The unsuspecting insect is attracted to the sweet smelling nectar and when it begins to drink, it falls into the pitcher. Unable to climb back, this fallen insect flails helplessly in the fluid until it loses energy and submits to the overpowering force of its fate.

As with all of the American Pitcher Plants, this hybrid is an easy to care for plant. Grow in full sun and keep the soil wet at all times. Like other American pitcher plants, these will go dormant in the winter and re-emerge in the spring.

This Saturday, come learn more about carnivorous plants at our VENUS FLY TRAP WORKSHOP >>