Name: Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia) - 2.5 Quart Pot
SKU: D2LSC 2129493338
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‘Scarlet Belle’ Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla x psittacina ‘Scarlet Belle’ | Synonym: Sarracenia x wrigleyana ‘Scarlet Belle’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b (5-10?) Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Perennial

Height or Length at Maturity: 8-12″

Width at Maturity: 12-18″
Spacing: 15-18″ for mass plantings

Growth Habit / Form: Clumping Mound

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Deep Red Burgundy
Flower Type: Showy

Flower Size: N/A
Flowering Period: Spring

Fragrant Flowers: Yes!

Foliage Color: Red and White

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Consistently Moist But Well Drained to Somewhat Dry

Soil pH: 4.0 – 5.0 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low if any

Attracts: Visual attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Mildew, Heat, Humidity, Boggy Soil

Description

A uniquely spectacular naturally occurring cross hybrid, the ‘Scarlet Belle’ Pitcher Plant is a fast grower showing off abundant dazzling red pitchers with white areoles, what some call “windows.” It is a compact plant that can produce up to 100 pitchers per clump…so watch out flies and other bugs! This one grows well in sun or part shade and from consistently moist to somewhat dry conditions. The exotic looking and fragrant dark burgundy red flowers are perched atop sturdy stems that rise above the foliage in spring. Excellent for growing in consistently moist garden beds or container gardens and is hardy further north than other cultivars. We say it’s hardy to 6a to 9b but some say 5a to 10b with some mulch for protection in northern zones.

Sarracenia ‘Scarlet Belle’ is a cross between Sarracenia leucophylla and the parrot-pitcher Sarracenia psittacina. It gets its beautiful color and unique shape from both parents.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 12 inches tall and forming a small clump 12 to18 inches wide, the Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant is ideal for use in sunny top partially shaded garden beds or container gardens with a consistently moist soil. This is an outstanding accent plant for the bog garden or margins of the garden pond. Very nice as a solo in containers or to provide texture and color in combination container bog gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings or solid border edging; 30 inches or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Pitcher Plant variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

This Pitcher Plant is very easy to grow in most any consistently moist soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. It prefers an acid soil ranging from 4.0 to 5.0 on the pH scale. Virtually maintenance free, we rarely fertilize it because it gets its nutritional needs from the soil and the bugs it eats. In areas that experience colder winters the foliage may need to be groomed or cut back before new growth emerges in spring.

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Received the dormant sarracenia. It was packed well and shipped with no damage. Should be a nice plant when it begins to grow.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I received my order in excellent condition even in the Georgia summer heat. It is a healthy plant with no damage. It arrived quickly after it was shipped. I always go to Wilson Bros first when shopping for plants and trees. And free shipping is the cherry on top!—————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Got a couple of these on a bit of a whim. As usual, came very well packaged and look exactly as pictured. Very unusual plants in our yard and looking forward to seeing how they do.———————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG