Top native new world pitcher plants

12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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12 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 9 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Water use

Soil

Sand 8 Loam 7 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 8 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 8 Erect 8 Arching 1 Ascending 1

Plant type

Carnivorous 12 Herbaceous perennial 6 Perennial 6 Wildflower 2