Pitcher plants

So many folks have become locked in to chrysanthemums as the only way to have fall color in the perennial garden, but we’d like to suggest you try sarracenias. These North American natives are simply stunning this time of year. Taken this week, this photo is a pot of Sarracenia ‘Daina’s Delight’ that’s been growing, untouched, by our front walk for over a decade.

Sarracenias - how can something so beautiful be so deadly?

Pitcher plants are one of the most unique looking garden plants out there. High carnivorous, these plants are great for controlling pests like insects and bugs. Learn how to care for your own pitcher plant with this great Pitcher plant guide.

One of the most beautiful of all pitcher plants, Nepenthes edwardsiana produces enormous cylindrical pitchers which are strikingly colored. It is endemic to the Mount Kinabalu region in northern Borneo.

Nepenthes appendiculata photographed by Ch'ien C.Lee. A relatively new discovery at present this montane pitcher has only been found in the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak, Borneo. This species is remarkable by the unusual glandular appendage found at the tip of the pitcher lid, which probably serves to attract insect prey. This species is remarkable by the unusual glandular appendage found at the tip of the pitcher lid, which probably serves to attract insect prey.

These otherworldly, carnivorous beauties are also fascinating and fun to grow.

Venus fly trap plant

Photographs of Nepenthes Rajah Pitcher plants in Mesilau, Sabah, Borneo © Quintin Lake

Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea, the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the famil #pitcherplant #plantsofinstagram

Heliamphora pulchella, a carnivorous pitcher plant endemic to the summits of only a few remote tepuis (tabletop mountains) in southeastern Venezuela. Insects which fall inside are prevented from escaping by the downward-pointing bristles and quickly drown. Canaima National Park, Venezuela.

Late summer pitchers (July 2013) following record setting rainfall in region. A rare sight to see persistent pitchers into late July.

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa) | Nepenthes villosa, a hig… | Flickr

Pitcher plant (Sarracenia hybrid Johnny Marr)). Photo about flora, detail, horticulture, displayed, matt, north, johnny, plant, sarracenia, growth, guitarist, developed - 24840774

The Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) is a well-known carnivorous plant of bogs. It gets some of its nutrients by trapping and drowning prey in rain water that is caught inside a modified leaf th…