$40
Median asking price
$22–$75
Middle half of prices
107
Listings seen
26
In stock now
15.8 h
Median time to sell (2 timed)
How rare is it?
Common in trade (early)
For collectors: Common in trade. 107 listings at 8 shops in 12 days; 26 in stock now; typically sells in 15.8 h. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predatory Plants | 18 | $20 | $13 | $33 | |||
| Flytrap King | 2 | 1 | $22 | $22 | $22 | ||
| Carnivorous Plant Nursery | 6 | 4 | $31 | $15 | $74 | ||
| California Carnivores | 4 | $40 | $25 | $65 | |||
| Carnivero | 19 | 1 | $40 | $17 | $116 | ||
| eBay | 26 | 11 | $41 | $8 | $250 | ||
| Jeremiah's Plants | 21 | 4 | $65 | $40 | $350 | ||
| StarHort | 11 | 5 | $100 | $45 | $350 |
Clones & forms
Grower codes, clone letters and named forms seen in listing titles| Clone / form | Listings | In stock | Median | Shops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Giant' | 4 | $40 | California Carnivores | |
| 'Montana' | 3 | 3 | $130 | eBay |
| 'Brunswick Beauty' | 2 | 1 | $282 | Jeremiah's Plants, StarHort |
| clone 1 | 2 | 2 | $100 | StarHort, eBay |
| 'Old Dock, NC' | 2 | $18 | Predatory Plants | |
| 'Groton, VT' | 2 | $20 | Predatory Plants | |
| 'Wellington, ON, Canada' | 2 | $18 | Predatory Plants | |
| 'Most Ruffled' | 1 | $250 | eBay | |
| 'CLINTON CO, MI' | 1 | $80 | eBay | |
| 'CHESTERFIELD CO, SC' | 1 | $80 | eBay | |
| 'NEAR ROCKINGHAM, RICHMOND CO, NC' | 1 | $120 | eBay | |
| 'TATTNALL CO, GEORGIA' | 1 | $60 | eBay | |
| 'PENDER CO, NC' | 1 | $68 | eBay | |
| 'Veinless' | 1 | $75 | Jeremiah's Plants | |
| 'Smurf' | 1 | 1 | $65 | eBay |
| 'Red' | 1 | $116 | Carnivero | |
| 'Belly of Blood' | 1 | $350 | StarHort |
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.
- full sun outdoors, 6+ hours
- winter dormancy for about 3 months near 35-50°F
- sits in a tray of mineral-free water
| 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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