Sarracenia 'Adesugata'

Sarracenia 'Adesugata'Sarracenia 'Adesugata' is a complex hybrid pitcher plant. Its name is Japanese for 'elegant', a direct reference to its graceful form. The plant's lineage is Sarracenia [(purpurea x leucophylla) x (purpurea x minor)] x leucophylla. It produces upright, slender pitchers. These pitchers have a pronounced ruffled hood, a strong feature from its leucophylla ancestry. The pitcher colouration develops with good light exposure. Mature pitchers show a deep

The cultivar's exact origins are not fully documented

purpurea (Algonquin Provincial Park

This × moorei seems to carry the robustness of Sarracenia flava but with details from Sarracenia leucophylla such as hood shape

all-red Sarracenia × moorei produced by the Sarracenia national collection holder Mike King in Shropshire

They hang down on tall stalks and show a red tone that may match the mature traps later in the season

with the tallest and most colourful traps appearing in late summer to early autumn

giving the plant a clean and refined appearance

splitting at the rhizome to form strong clumps with multiple pitchers

The tube is sturdy and wider than a typical flava

Sarracenia 'Mr Purple Haze' is a stunning purple (as you'd expect

along with the rose-pink colour of mature pitchers

The pitchers are the classic flava shape with generally fine red veination