$30
Median asking price
$20–$55
Middle half of prices
43
Listings seen
13
In stock now
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Median time to sell (0 timed)
How rare is it?
Common in trade (early)
For collectors: Common in trade. 43 listings at 7 shops in 12 days; 13 in stock now. Early estimate: under a month of history.
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Price history
listed or restocked sold out (price it sold at)
By shop
Asking prices, and what sold| Shop | Listings | In stock | Sold | Sold median | Asking median | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah's Plants | 11 | 2 | $12 | $5 | $69 | ||
| Carnivorous Plant Nursery | 4 | 2 | $23 | $10 | $50 | ||
| Carnivero | 6 | $30 | $25 | $30 | |||
| California Carnivores | 16 | 8 | $42 | $10 | $400 | ||
| Flytrap King | 3 | $45 | $45 | $65 | |||
| eBay | 2 | 1 | $87 | $25 | $150 | ||
| Predatory Plants | 1 | $110 | $110 | $110 |
By breeder
Whose line it is, from codes like BE-, AW-, JH- and BCP in listing titlesClones & forms
Grower codes, clone letters and named forms seen in listing titles| Clone / form | Listings | In stock | Median | Shops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Night' | 7 | 3 | $45 | California Carnivores, Predatory Plants |
| 'Giant, Wide Hood' | 2 | 1 | $112 | California Carnivores |
| 'UCD Select' | 2 | 2 | $55 | California Carnivores |
| 'Maroon Throat' | 2 | $55 | Flytrap King | |
| 'Alata' | 1 | $25 | eBay | |
| 'Black Orgel' | 1 | $45 | Flytrap King | |
| FC-17 | 1 | $12 | Jeremiah's Plants | |
| FC-16 | 1 | $5 | Jeremiah's Plants | |
| 'areolata' | 1 | 1 | $150 | eBay |
| 'Dark Crystal' | 1 | $400 | California Carnivores |
Growing conditions
North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia) by day by night winter rest a typical home the coldest it takes · for North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia)
Outdoor plant Needs full sun and a cold winter dormancy; declines as a year-round houseplant.What it needs in your home
Aim for: Outdoors in full sun, with a cold winter rest; not a year-round houseplant.
- 🌙Nights 50–70°F, close to an ordinary home. A few degrees' drop at night helps it grow.
- ☀️Days 70–95°F: normal room temperatures are fine.
- ❄️Coldest it takes 20°F, once dormant: it's hardy outdoors in much of the US.
- 💧Humidity 30–70%: an ordinary home is fine.
- 💡Light Full sun, 6+ h direct; indoors ~25,000 lux for 12-16 h/day, with timers following local sunrise and sunset
- 🚰Water and soil Mineral-free only (rain, distilled, RO; TDS under ~100 ppm, ideally much lower); tray method: stand in 2-3 cm (about 1 in) of water in summer; damp rather than wet in winter. Pot it in 1:1 sphagnum peat : silica sand (or perlite).
- 🍂Winter rest Yes, roughly Nov-Feb (Oct-Feb per California Carnivores), 3-4 months at ~35-50F; brief frosts are fine (about 36–50°F).
| Day | 70–95°F (21–35°C) |
| Night | 50–70°F (10–21°C) |
| Never below | 20°F (-7°C) |
| Humidity | 30–70% |
| Light | Full sun, 6+ h direct; indoors ~25,000 lux for 12-16 h/day, with timers following local sunrise and sunset |
| Water | Mineral-free only (rain, distilled, RO; TDS under ~100 ppm, ideally much lower); tray method: stand in 2-3 cm (about 1 in) of water in summer; damp rather than wet in winter. |
| Media | 1:1 sphagnum peat : silica sand (or perlite) |
| Dormancy | yes, roughly Nov-Feb (Oct-Feb per California Carnivores), 3-4 months at ~35-50F; brief frosts are fine |
California Carnivores gives a 20-80F range and says to leave plants outdoors if nights stay above 20F. The 35-50F dormancy range is a common grower figure, not taken from these sources. Hardiness varies by species: S. purpurea is the hardiest, southern species less so.
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