Sarracenia x ahlesii Print Publisher: Botanical Research Institute of

Publisher: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (September 11

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Plate DCXVIII

particularly the Carolinas

These beautiful yet deadly plants use their singular adaptations—like sweet nectar

Sarracenia x ahlesii Print Publisher: Botanical Research Institute ofEase to Grow: Easy Dormancy: Recommended Parental Native Range: Wet Pocosins of Alabama and Mississippi Zones: 7 9 (5 10) Sarracenia x ahlesii or Ahles Pitcher Plant is a naturally occurring beautiful red hybrid of S. rubra x alata. The pitchers are pale green with dominate red veins. S. x ahlesii prefers open, sunny, boggy conditions, and holds its color into the frost. The flowers are rosy red trimmed in pale pink. They bloom early in the Spring