Purple Pitcher Plant | 20+ seeds | Sarracenia Purpurea ssp P.

Please find for sale 20+ fresh Purple Pitcher Plant seeds (Sarracenia Purpurea sub species Purpurea). 

In my opinion, this is just about the easiest carnivorous plant to grow - whether inside, by a pond or in pots. I have been growing these myself for well over a decade - dividing them from a single plant. They are outside all year round in pots that sit in a tray of rainwater and they are pretty much bulletproof. Earlier this year I thought I have  lost them as one of my chickens munched them completely - but 6 months later they are back looking great - see one of mine in the second picture!

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Seed Germination Guide

As Sarracenia has a hard waxy coat (i.e. does not easily absorb water), the seeds need a period of cold stratification to get optimum germination ratesThere are all sorts of claims about quick methods of germinating Sarracenia seeds. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR SEEDS. Yes, you will get some germination but to get good germination you need to properly stratify the seeds.

• Place the seeds in a small sealable bag along with a few strands of chopped sphagnum moss dampened with purified water (rainwater microwaved for a few minutes and allowed to cool)
• Place in the fridge for 4/5 weeks
• After stratification, sow seed on mix of sphagnum moss and peat-substitute compost (with no added fertiliser)  in conveniently sized pots. 
• Cover the seeds with  a very fine layer of sand  - about one or two layers of sand deep. 
• Cover the pots with seeds in plastic bags or under a plastic dome under LED lights. 
• Don't put the bags or domes in direct sun. 
• A temperature of 2-25C is ideal. 
• The seeds should germinate in 2 to 4 weeks.
• After the seeds germinate and you get a few true leaves, the pots can be removed from the plastic bags or from under a humidity dome. However, you may find it more convenient to keep them under a humidity dome because the pots should never dry out.
• The pots with the seedlings can also be put in a greenhouse.