Sarracenia Tygo - Pitcher plant

Sarracenia Tygo is a fairly tall carnivorous plant with a lovely mottled colour. It can be grown outdoors and is a hardy plant that thrives in wet, acidic, well-drained, poor soil. It enjoys sunlight but is sensitive to the most scorching rays, which can lead to dryness. Its large, very architectural leaves, shaped like trumpets, are a soft green that turns to copper, yellow and orange throughout the seasons. Its famous urns act as traps for flying insects. It thrives in a light soil mix of peat and sand and should be watered only with rainwater. Under these conditions, it can remain in the garden all year round, at the edge of a pond, in wet ground, or in a pot. It can also be grown indoors, but as it is hardy down to at least -15°C, even -18°C, it benefits from a period of dormancy outdoors during the winter cold.

Sarracenia belongs to the Sarraceniaceae family. It is a perennial evergreen native to the marshy areas of the eastern United States. Its trumpet-shaped leaves vary in colour and feature veins in some species. Their shape and height also change depending on the species or cultivars. The plant produces urns in which insects are captured. They are attracted by the colour, shape, and nectar secreted by the plant at the entrance of the trap. Sarracenia Tygo reaches a height of 40 to 50 cm, or even more in open ground, and spreads slowly. It is very decorative with leaves that beautifully transition from soft green to copper, yellow, and orange throughout the season. The plant may eventually flower after a few years under good conditions, on thick stems topped with large round buds that open into flowers reminiscent of daffodils.

Sarracenia Tygo is an excellent plant for wet and marshy areas, easily settling along water bodies, sheltered from the wind, while still considering its growing conditions: acidic, well-drained, poor soil and sunlight. It also enjoys being in a pot on the terrace, provided it has an appropriate substrate that remains constantly moist and is watered only with rainwater. You can plant several varieties of different sizes and appearances.