Tricyrtis flava Red Foliage Plants Sarracenia purpurea produces new pitchers

Sarracenia purpurea produces new pitchers throughout the growing season

If they begin to look tired during the growing season

topped with arching spikes of dark blue-purple flowers throughout summer and until frost

Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico

Mary Gregory

Tricyrtis flava Red Foliage Plants Sarracenia purpurea produces new pitchersTricyrtis flava is a rare "vulnerable" Japanese endemic toad lily species that is without a doubt one of the finest members of the genus, and certainly one of the least known. The foliage emerges in spring with dramatic dark purple spotting, that soon ages to dark green, before disappearing in the heat of summer. In early fall, the short, compact clumps are topped with clusters of quarter sized clear yellow, upward facing flowers, each held above the