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Sarracenia x 'Judith Hindle'
Hybrid Pitcher Plant
Plant Type:
POND & WETLAND PLANTSSarracenia x ‘Judith Hindle’ – 'Judith Hindle' is a spectacular hybrid made by Alan Hindle in 1985. The emerging pitchers are green and laced with much yellow. The hood held up at a 45 degree angle is very ruffled. The green in the pitchers soon changes to a rich, beautiful plum red while retaining much of the yellow lacing on the frilled hood. The plum red becomes pinker as the season progresses. Flowers are a sumptuous complex shade with much coral in mix – I have difficulty describing this color but it is gorgeous. The interior of the flowers is quite yellow to green-touched-yellow in lovely contrast to the outer parts. Flowers produce a sweet fragrance. This beautiful hybrid takes my breath away every year. Sarracenia is clumping with moderate increase. Please see the Genus Overview below.
Characteristics and Attributes for Sarracenia x 'Judith Hindle'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Insectivore
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Bog
- Potted Plant
- Marginal
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Sandy
- Wet
- Acid
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Sarracenia
Common Name: Pitcher Plant
These are the fascinating Pitcher Plants. All are from eastern North America, most from Southeastern U.S. One species occurs in the north all the way up into Newfoundland in peat bogs, Sarracenia purpurea with USDA zone 4 hardiness... perhaps some populations hardy into zone 3. The spring and summer flowers which last for many weeks are as beautiful as they are fascinating. All species have evolved pitchers with passive pitfall traps… the insects enter but can’t back up due to downward facing hairs which disallow retreat. They are structurally curious and in their own unique way very beautiful. All require constantly moist to wet feet, boggy conditions suit them well or can be easily pot grown in 50% coarse sand to 50% peat mix. In a natural setting they can tolerate vernal flooding but for most of the year their crowns must be above the water line or they will rot… yes, I know: it’s hard to believe! Most of the literature tells you not to feed them and it is true that any chemical fertilizer should be avoided as these plants have little tolerance to salts. But you can use quarter strength fish emulsion on occasion and I mean only on occasion, not at every watering, and only during active growth. Potted plants must be re-potted every 2 years with a fresh mix of peat and coarse sand or they languish. They are easy to transplant and respond well to good treatment. Most prefer sun although I have found that S. purpurea seems particularly happy during the summer under the shade cloth in my greenhouse. That was a bit of a surprise as I’ve seen them growing in the bright open sunny conditions in the fantastic peat bogs of Nova Scotia. Generally I would say they need be planted in full sun in the north to to partly shaded exposure in the south. They make fascinating potted plants. All of the following are offered by division.