Common Name: 
Pitcher Plant

Scientific Name:
Sarracenia

Type: 
Herbaceous perennial

Leaves:
Modified leaf: tubular pitcher-shaped leaves radiating out from the growing point, and then turning upwards with their trap openings facing the center of the crown. The trap is a vertical tube with a 'hood' extending over its entrance; and below it the top of the tube usually has a rolled “lip” that secretes nectar and scents.  Insects get trapped in the tube and are digested by the plant.            

Flowers:
Varying colors: red, pink, yellow, orange, scarlet and crimson; late Spring to early Fall

Culture:
Full sun; soil that is NOT high in nutrients- sandy or peat moss

Other:
Carnivorous; native to North Carolina and the Southeast region

T-shirt winners: 
Aliya Donnell
Greensboro, NC