Sarracenia flava var. rugelii F17 MK "Copper tinged in early growth"

This rugelii has a modest size but is very elegant and the lid takes on a copper color, unlike the classic rugelii with yellow caps.

Sarracenia flava var. rugelii is a carnivorous plant that grows in the marshy areas of the coastal plain of the southeastern United States, North Carolina and from Alabama to Virginia.
The traps have a very solid structure and start out slender and then open into a very wide mouth, especially the latter is the part of this plant that particularly characterizes it. In fact, it has a very prominent lip and a very large hat.
The color of the leaves is very light green and becomes almost yellow if well exposed to the sun. Another characteristic note is the black spot in the center of the throat which makes a nice contrast with the light color of the sea squirt.
When repotted, it struggles to color in the first year of growth.
It is certainly one of the largest of the Sarracenia genus, reaching heights between 60 and 90 cm.
The flower has very large yellow petals.
The most beautiful traps are produced in spring while during the summer it mainly produces phyllodia which are flat and non-carnivorous leaves with the sole purpose of increasing photosynthesis especially in winter when the traps full of insects will have fallen.