Hooded pitcher plant 'Yellow'

Sarracenia flava

How to grow Hooded pitcher plant 'Yellow'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Yellow is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures.

Growing Yellow from seed

Transplanting Yellow

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Yellow is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Yellow

Hooded pitcher plant Yellow Etymology

The latin ‘flava’ means “yellow”.1

Yellow folklore & trivia

The Exyra moth lives in the pitchers of the Sarracenia flava plant. Their food is the Sarracenia leaves so they very rarely leave the plant.2

Other Names for Hooded pitcher plant 'Yellow'

Okee

Footnotes

1 The meaning of Latin plant names

2 botany.org/Carnivorous/Plants/Sarracenia_flava.php