Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba Hurricane Creek White Klon E
Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba Hurricane Creek White Klon E
Sarracenia leucophylla is a carnivorous plant of the Sarracenia genus that lives in moist meadows of the southeastern United States, namely Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Missouri.
It produces slender and bulbous pitchers only in the upper part. Their color is white often adorned with green, purple veins or sometimes they are absent as in the alba varieties.
In spring, leucophylla produces modest-sized pitchers, often narrow and slender, which barely support themselves. They can also produce phyllodia, again in spring, which are flat, unopened leaves in the characteristic tubular shape. They give their best from September onwards, when they produce truly majestic pitchers from the rhizome, which are very colorful compared to the skinny, faded spring pitchers.
Furthermore, the nectar of Leucophylla is the best I have ever observed in the Sarracenia genus, it really attracts many autumn insects, including stink bugs.
The flower of Sarracenia leucophylla is very tall and has large red petals. Some Sarracenia leucophylla have introgressions with Sarracenia alata and the flower can have a white, greenish color.
