| Description | White Trumpet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla) has slender green pitchers that are pigmented white towards their top third. Both the white throat and frilly lid display green or red veins. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-8 |
| Flowers | Bright red before the pitchers fully develop. |
| Leaves | The top of the trumpet is pigmented white with red or green veins |
| Dimensions | 24-36 plus inches |
| Native Site | parts of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama |
| Cultivar Origin | It was probably first discovered by William Bartram (1739-1823 ( American Botanist and Artist) and later named by botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1817. |
| Misc Facts | Refer back to ABC of Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia) for additional information on this plant. AKA: purple trumpet-leaf, white pitcher plant, Sarracenia drummondii |
| Notes & Reference | #271-Carnivorous Plants (Adrain Slack) |
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