Sarraceniaceae · Pitfall trap (trumpet pitcher)

Sarracenia leucophylla

Raf., 1817

White-topped Pitcher Plant

VU10 hybrides

Description

Most spectacular Sarracenia — the white reticulated upper pitcher is unmatched in the genus. Produces two pitcher flushes; autumn pitchers are the showiest. Wild populations devastated by habitat loss.

Autumn pitchers frequently used as cut flowers in the USA.

Phylogénie

Famille

Sarraceniaceae

Auteur

Raf.

Décrite en

1817

Type de piège

Pitfall trap (trumpet pitcher)

Synonymes

Sarracenia drummondii Croom

Habitat & Distribution

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4 occurrences naturelles cartographiées

1
Alabama — lower coastal plain (core range) · United StatesNorth America

Altitude

0–50m

Climat

Humid subtropical

Sol

Wet longleaf savanna

Coordonnées

31.200, -87.600

2
Florida Panhandle — Liberty County · United StatesNorth America

Altitude

0–30m

Coordonnées

30.200, -84.900

3
Mississippi — Pearl River County · United StatesNorth America

Altitude

0–50m

Coordonnées

30.800, -89.300

4
Georgia — Decatur County · United StatesNorth America

Altitude

0–60m

Coordonnées

30.800, -84.500

Conservation

Statut IUCN

VU

Menaces

  • Habitat loss — >97% of historic range lost
  • Fire suppression
  • Illegal collection

Entretien & Culture

Plage de températures recommandées en culture — valeurs jour (trait plein) et nuit (trait pointillé). Survoler le graphique pour les valeurs mensuelles.

JourNuit
-10°C0°C10°C20°C30°C40°CJanFévMarAvrMaiJunJulAoûSepOctNovDéc

Ensoleillement nécessaire

6h

minimum

8h

idéal

0h8h16h

6h de soleil direct recommandées.

Floraison

>12h de lumière/jour

📅 Mars – Avril

Floraison déclenchée par les jours longs (>12 h) en mars–avril après la sortie de dormance. Les hampes florales émergent avant les nouvelles feuilles — signe que la dormance a été respectée.

Dormance nécessaire

Dormance hivernale obligatoire de novembre à février. Réduire l'arrosage, maintenir le substrat légèrement humide. Températures nocturnes proches de 0 °C tolérées et bénéfiques.

JanFévMarAvrMaiJunJulAoûSepOctNovDéc

pH du sol / substrat

3.55
Acide (0)Neutre (7)Basique (14)

Très acide — n'utiliser que tourbe, sphagnum ou substrats acides spécialisés.

Types de substrat (milieu naturel)

Tourbe de sphaigneSphagnum vivantSable siliceux

Mélange classique : 50 % tourbe de sphaigne blonde non fertilisée + 50 % sable de quartz lavé (0–2 mm). Sphagnum vivant en couverture de surface recommandé. Éviter tout substrat calcaire ou fertilisé.

Hybrides impliquant Sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia × aerolata

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia alata

Natural hybrid from the western Gulf coastal plain where both parents overlap in Alabama and Mississippi. Produces tall pitchers with a pale yellowish reticulated upper section — intermediate between the white top of leucophylla and the plain top of alata.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia × excellens

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia minor

Produces semi-erect pitchers with white reticulated tops and the narrow tube of S. minor. Hooding is intermediate — less than minor but more than leucophylla. Named for its excellent ornamental qualities.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia × readii

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia rubra

Natural hybrid producing narrow pitchers with white reticulated tops flushed with red from S. rubra. Very attractive combination. Named in honour of John Read.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia × wrigleyana

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia psittacina

Rare and unusual natural hybrid combining the white reticulated top of S. leucophylla with the recumbent parrot-hooded form of S. psittacina. Produces semi-recumbent pitchers with a partially hooded white top. Named in honour of Wilfrid Wrigley.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia × mitchelliana

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia purpurea

Attractive hybrid combining the recumbent purplish body of S. purpurea with the white reticulated top of S. leucophylla. One of the showiest natural hybrids. Named in honour of John Mitchell.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia × moorei

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia flava

Tall, stately hybrid combining the height of S. flava with the white reticulated top of S. leucophylla. One of the most ornamental natural hybrids. Variable — some forms tend toward flava, others toward leucophylla. Named in honour of Thomas Moore.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia alata × leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia alata

S. × moorei (alata form) — where ranges overlap in Alabama and Mississippi Gulf coast. Pale yellowish reticulated top.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia flava × leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia flava

Naturally occurring where ranges overlap in Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Intermediate yellow-white reticulated tops. Extremely variable.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia purpurea × leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia purpurea

Attractive hybrid combining the recumbent purplish body of S. purpurea with the white reticulated top of S. leucophylla.

NaturelFertile

Sarracenia rubra × leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla×Sarracenia rubra

Natural hybrid producing narrow pitchers with white reticulated tops flushed with red. Very attractive.

NaturelFertile
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