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Product infoSarracenia x Vogel is a cultivar from the North-American carnivorous pitcher plants from the Sarracenia genus. In nature, Sarracenia x Vogel can grow up to 5-7 leaves, pitchers, per season that can reach a height of 28cm. The pitchers have beautiful red veins the ends of the pitchers and the hoods are even more heavily veined. Within the pitchers sugars are being produced by glands, these sugars attract insects that think it is nectar. The inside of the pitchers are covered with a waxy layer and small bristly hairs, which prevents the insects from escaping once they are inside. The flowers of the Sarracenia x Vogel are pale yellowish-green that occasionally have pink highlights. A big advantage according to Araflora is that Sarracenia plants are all hardy plants to a more or lesser extent.
Plant careWhile Sarracenia x Vogel is a hardy plant, it can also be kept nearby a pond or in a vegetable garden. It can sustain severe frost as long as it is covered with hay or when it is snowing, put a little extra snow on the plants. Sarracenia x Vogel can also handle heat. For Sarracenia species it is important that the plants receive enough sun light and they might never dry out. It is therefore recommended to place Sarracenia x Vogel on a bed of water. Sarracenia x Vogel requires a nutrient poor soil, Araflora therefore uses a mix of peat, sand and perlite. Leaves that have turned brown might be cut off since they serve no function any longer. While tap water mostly has a high calcium content which Sarracenia species don’t like it is advised to use rainwater instead.
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