S. purpurea and Roseas

A tray of S. rosea

Here are some pictures of S. purpureas and roseas. I seem to live in a perfect place for them, as it does not get to cold for the roseas, but gets cold enough for the purp purps.

These plants are one of the easiest of all carnivorous plants to grow, as well as one of the most rewarding.

If you grow these plants, make sure to give S. purpurea subsp. purpurea a long and cold dormancy, but watch the temperatures on S. rosea. They are from the south, and do not appreciate really cold temperatures.

Subsp. purpurea is found north of Maryland. Subsp. venosa is found south of Virginia, with intermediates occurring in between the two ranges. V. montana is found in the mountains of the Carolina, with one site occurring in Georgia. subsp. venosa grows south along the Atlantic coastal plains, south to Georgia. There is a gap along central Georgia, with the range continuing from the Florida pan handle, west to Louisiana. There are differences between the plants of the gulf coast and Atlantic coast, so a new species has been describes (S. rosea). If you want to read about the differences between the subspecies please check out Barry Rice's website.
Sarracenia purpurea page
Sarracenia rosea page

Here are the pictures of some of the clones i am growing.

S. purpurea subsp. purpurea F. heterophylla 

S. purpurea subsp. venosa Old dock, Nc Clone H

S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana Jackson co, NC

S. rosea mobile co, AL clone A

S. rosea mobile co, AL Clone N

Another nice clone from this population, Look at how thick the lip is.

S. Rosea Mobile co, AL Clone A

I love the plants from this population. I received this plant from my mom for Xmas. In fact, i just love roseas in general. I love there shape and there huge lip. They also have a unique pink flower. They are pretty and make some nice hybrids.