Carnivorous Photograph	Sarracenia species 'Cultivar' - OR - Sarracenia Hybrid 'Cultivar' Description and grower
	Sarracenia alabamensis subspecies wherryi x leucophylla 'Dixie Lace' (additional image) Parents: = S. alabamensis subspecies wherryi x S. leucophylla. Hybrid by Rob Gardner and Larry Mellichamp, North Carolina. Plants are reproduced by tissue culture (cloned). Desc: Top of pitcher green with burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 12/5/2006 J&K Orchids (Neenah, WI). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant. 26 pitchers (2 plants growing side by side). 7 inches. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant. 14 pitchers, 6 inches tall. 3/17/2007 - Dormant. Old leaves dry and brittle, no new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 1/21/2007 - Healthy plant. Nice green leaves, some new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 12/5/2006 - Grown in 3 inch pot. Healthy plant. Moved to garage for winter (near sunny window). Watered with RO water, soil kept permanently damp. Nighttime temperature 25F - 40F for winter.
	Sarracenia x catesbaei (additional image) (additional image) 06-12-2008 Parents: = S. flava x S. purpurea. Naturally occuring hybrid to Southest USA. Desc: Top of pitcher greenish brown with distinct burgundy brown veins. Lid erect and outstretched. Lower stem green. Grower: 4/17/2006 Plant Delights Nursery (Raleigh, NC) 6/12/2008 - Healthy plant. 7 pitchers, 12 inches tall. 1 flower. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant. 22 pitchers, 7 inches tall. 11/25/2006 - Overwintered in artificial bog. Grown in 30 gallon prefabricated plastic pond liner overfilled with long fiber sphagnum moss. Dormant.
Future image	Sarracenia x excellens Parents: = S. leucophylla x S. minor. 12 inches. Desc: . Grower: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant, 2 pitchers.
	Sarracenia flava (additional image) Parents: = Species in Southeast United States. Desc: Top of pitcher yellowish green with distinct burgundy brown veins. Lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 7/1/2007 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). Grower: 5/18/1998 Niche Gardens (Chapel Hill, NC). 6/16/2008 - Struggling plant. 2 pitchers. 7 inches. 7/1/2007 - Healthy plant, small. 3 pitchers, 2 inches tall. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home. 1998 - Grown in milled peat moss bog. Healthy plant. Did not survive winter.
	Sarracenia flava x oreophila (additional image) Parents: = #2 S. flava var. atropurpurea x S. oreophila 'Alabama' Parents: = #1 S. flava x S. oreophila 'Virginia' Un-named horticultural hybrid. Desc: #2 Top of pitcher green with reddish cast, burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Upper stem with red blotches. Lower stem green. Desc: #1 Top of pitcher bright green with burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower#2: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). Grower#1: 11/27/2006 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - #2 Healthy plant. 4 pitchers. 10 inches. 6/16/2008 - #1 Healthy plant. 15 pitchers. 11 (most) to 18 inches. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant. 18 pitchers, 7 inches tall. 3/17/2007 - Dormant. Old leaves dry and brittle, no new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 1/21/2007 - Dormant, no green leaves. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 11/30/2006 - Grown in 3 inch pot. Healthy plant. Moved to garage for winter (near sunny window). Watered with RO water, soil kept permanently damp. Nighttime temperature 25F - 40F for winter.
	Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' (additional image) (additional image) Parents: = Hybrid. Desc: Top of pitcher green, white and burgundy with dark burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 5/1/2007 J&K Orchids (Neenah, WI). 2 Plants. 6/16/2008 - Two healthy plants. 15 pitchers, 11 pitchers with 1 flower bud. 10 inches. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plants. 19 and 26 pitchers respectively, 8 inches tall. 5/1/2007 - Two healthy plants. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home.
Future image	Sarracenia 'Ladies in Waiting' Parents: = . Desc: . Grower: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant, 5 pitchers.
Future image	Sarracenia 'Cobra Nest' Parents: = . Desc: . Grower: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant, 3 pitchers. 8 inches.
Future image	Sarracenia leucophylla x Willisii (additional image) Parents: = S. leucophylla x S. Willisii. Sarracenia Willisii is (psittacina x purpurea) x (purpurea x (flava x purpurea)). Desc: Top of pitcher green with burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 12/5/2006 J&K Orchids (Neenah, WI). 6/16/2008 - Two struggling plants, 4 pitchers, 3 pitchers with 1 flower bud. 3 inches and 11 inches. 7/4/2007 - Struggling plant. Alive, but not very lush. 1 pitcher, 6 inches tall. Additional growth starting. 3/17/2007 - Dormant. Old leaves dry and brittle, no new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 1/21/2007 - Healthy plant. Nice green leaves, some new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 12/5/2006 - Grown in 3 inch pot. Healthy plant. Moved to garage for winter (near sunny window). Watered with RO water, soil kept permanently damp. Nighttime temperature 25F - 40F for winter.
Future image	Sarracenia leucophylla 'Tarnok' (additional image) Common Name: = Crimson Pitcherplant (USDA). Parents: = Exotic to Wisconsin. Native to Southeast USA. Desc: Top of pitcher whitish green with green veins. Lid erect and outstretched. Lower stem green. Doubled flower pitcher plant (tetraploid?). Cultivar named for Coleman Tarnok, Alabama, USA. Grower: 4/17/2006 Plant Delights Nursery (Raleigh, NC). 6/16/2008 - Struggling plant, 2 pitchers. 3 inches. 7/4/2007 - Struggling plant. Alive, but not very lush. 2 pitchers, 8 inches tall. Additional growth starting. 11/25/2006 - Overwintered in artificial bog. Grown in 30 gallon prefabricated plastic pond liner overfilled with long fiber sphagnum moss. Dormant.
	Sarracenia minor x psittacina x purpurea 'Ladybug' (additional image) (additional image) (additional image) 06-12-2008 Parents: = S. minor x S. psittacina x S. purpurea. Desc: Top of pitcher burgundy brown, lid curved downturned. Lower stem green. Grower: 4/17/2006 Plant Delights Nursery (Raleigh, NC). 6/12/2008 - Healthy plant. 15 pitchers, 8 inches tall, with 1 flower. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant. 35 pitchers, 6 inches tall. 11/25/2006 - Overwintered in artificial bog. Grown in 30 gallon prefabricated plastic pond liner overfilled with long fiber sphagnum moss. Dormant.
Future image	Sarracenia Mooreana Parents: = S. leucophylla x S. oreophila. Horticultural hybrid. Desc: . Grower: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant, 4 pitchers, 8 inches, with 1 flower bud.
	Sarracenia oreophila x rubra (additional image) (additional image) 6-12-2008 Parents: = S. oreophila x S. rubra. Un-namded horticultural hybrid. Desc: Top of pitcher green with burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 11/27/2006 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/12/2008 - Healthy plant. 9 pitchers, 16 inches tall. 1 flower. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant. 5 pitchers, 12 inches tall. 3/17/2007 - Dormant. Old leaves dry and brittle, no new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 1/21/2007 - Dormant, no green leaves. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 11/30/2006 - Grown in 3 inch pot. Healthy plant. Moved to garage for winter (near sunny window). Watered with RO water, soil kept permanently damp. Nighttime temperature 25F - 40F for winter.
Future image	Sarracenia purpurea Parents: = Native to Wisconsin. Desc: Top of pitcher green with burgundy veins, lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower#2: 4/30/2008 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). Grower#1: 6/1/2007 Windy Oaks Aquatics (Eagle, WI). 6/16/2008 - #2 Healthy plant. 8 pitchers, 3 inches. 4/1/2008 - #1 Dead. 6/1/2007 - Healthy plant, small. 4 pitchers, 2 inches tall. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home.
	Sarracenia purpurea subspecies venosa Parents: = Native to Wisconsin. Desc: Top of pitcher burgundy green with distinct dark burgundy veins. Lid partly covers pitcher forming U shape. Lower stem burgundy green. Grower: 7/1/2007 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant. 4 pitchers, 5 inches. 7/1/2007 - Healthy plant, small. 3 pitchers, 2 inches tall. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home.
Future image	Sarracenia x readii Parents: = S. leucophylla x S. rubra. Naturally occuring hybrid to Southest USA. Desc: Top of pitcher greenish brown with distinct burgundy brown veins. Lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 7/1/2007 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Struggling plant. 3 pitchers, 9 inches, with 1 flower bud. 7/1/2007 - Healthy plant. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home.
	Sarracenia rubra Parents: = Native to Southeast US. Desc: Top of pitcher greenish brown with distinct burgundy brown veins. Lid covers pitcher. Lower stem green. Grower: 7/1/2007 California Carnivores (Sebastopol, CA). 6/16/2008 - Struggling plant, 2 pitchers, 7 inches. 7/1/2007 - Healthy plant, small. 4 pitchers, 3 inches tall. Transplanted directly into artificial bog in front yard. Full sun. Permanent home.
	Sarracenia x wrigleyana Parents: = S. leucophylla x S. psittacina. Desc: Pitcher plant. Carnivorous pitchers in summer, dormant in winter. Clump forming plant, leaves 12 inch tall. Grower: 12/5/2006 J&K Orchids (Neenah, WI). 6/16/2008 - Healthy plant. 18 pitchers, 8 inches. 7/4/2007 - Healthy plant, 14 pitchers, 5 inches tall. 3/17/2007 - Dormant. Old leaves dry and brittle, no new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 1/21/2007 - Healthy plant. Nice green leaves, some new growth. Receives sunlight from west facing window for 2-3 hours. Watered twice monthly, garage is typically 90% relative humidity. Soil remains permanently wet, nighttime temperature kept 25F - 40F for winter. 12/5/2006 - Grown in 3 inch pot. Healthy plant. Moved to garage for winter (near sunny window). Watered with RO water, soil kept permanently damp. Nighttime temperature 25F - 40F for winter.

Sarracenia x hybrid = Naturally occuring hybrid (USDA) Sarracenia Grex = Manmade hybrid
X	alata	flava	leucophylla	minor	oreophila	psittacina	purpurea	rubra
alata	-	Alava	x areolata	Miniata	Mineophila	Psittata	x exornata	x ahlesii
flava		-	x moorei	x harperi	???	Crispata	x catesbaei stevensii	x popei
leucophylla			-	Excellens	Mooreana	x wrigleyana	x mitchelliana	x readii farnhamii
minor				-	???	x formosa	x swaniana	x rehderi
oreophila					-	???	Pureophila	???
psittacina						-	Courtii	x gilpinii
purpurea							-	x chelsonii
rubra								-

Sarracenia species botanical nomenclature literature
1753 Charles Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, described Sarracenia purpurea Linnaeus. 1840 Rafinesque inappropriately divided the taxon into two species. 1933 and 1972 Wherry treated the taxon as two subspecies purpurea Linnaeus and gibbosa (Rafinesque) Wherry.
1753 Charles Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, described Sarracenia flava Linnaeus.
1788 Thomas Walter, Flora Caroliniana, described Sarracenia minor Walter.
1788 Thomas Walter, Flora Caroliniana, described Sarracenia rubra Walter.
1803 Andre Michaux, Flora Boreali Americana (French), described Sarracenia psittacina Michaux.
1817 Constantine Rafinesque, Florula Ludoviciana (French), described Sarracenia leucophylla Rafinesque.
1863 Alfonzo Wood, Object Lessons in Botany, described Sarracenia alata Wood.
1900 Thomas Kearney, Science, inappropriately ranked oreophila as a variety of flava. 1933 Edgar Wherry, Bartonia, elevated the taxon to species, and described Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry.
1999 Naczi, Fred Case, Roberta Case, Sida, described Sarracenia rosea.