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Top native north american pitcher plants

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

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11 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 7 Wet 8

Water use

High 1

Soil

Sand 8 Loam 7 Clay 3

Soil pH

Acid 8

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 8 Erect 8

Plant type

Carnivorous 11 Perennial 6 Herbaceous perennial 5 Wildflower 2
  • Purple Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpurea caterpillars 5 food 4 flowers 4
  • Yellow Pitcher Plant Sarracenia flava caterpillars 4 food 1
  • Pale Pitcher Plant Sarracenia alata caterpillars 4 flowers 4
  • Hooded Pitcher Plant Sarracenia minor caterpillars 3
  • Parrot Pitcher Plant Sarracenia psittacina caterpillars 3
  • Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant Sarracenia rosea caterpillars 3
  • Sweet Pitcher Plant Sarracenia rubra caterpillars 3
  • Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant Sarracenia jonesii caterpillars 2
  • Green Pitcher Plant Sarracenia oreophila caterpillars 2
  • White Pitcher Plant Sarracenia leucophylla caterpillars 1 flowers 4
  • Alabama Pitcher Plant Sarracenia alabamensis

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