{"product_id":"bug-bat-pitcher-plant-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Bug Bat Pitcher Plant - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBug Bat is a carnivorous pitcher plant with upright, hooded pitchers about 16 inches tall. The hoods are a warm cinnamon red that fades to chartreuse green toward the base, and the backs are speckled with white, so each pitcher is a small sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pitchers lure and trap insects, feeding the plant naturally. It is a centerpiece for a bog garden or a wet container in full sun and a great conversation plant for kids and visitors. Nodding red flowers appear in spring before the new pitchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpright, hollow, trumpet-shaped pitchers 14 to 16 inches tall, each topped with a rounded hood; the upper third and hood are cinnamon red, shading into chartreuse green toward the base, with small white speckles on the back of the hood. Pitchers grow in a loose clump from the base. In spring, nodding red flowers about 2 inches across with umbrella-shaped centers hang from single stems. There are no ordinary leaves; the pitchers are the foliage. The clump is about 12 inches wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePitcher plants need a constantly wet, acidic bog, the opposite of lavender's dry, lean ground, so give them their own bog garden, a lined container or the edge of a pond in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in a constantly wet, low-nutrient mix of peat moss and sand, such as a lined bog bed or a container sitting in a tray of water. Water only with rainwater or distilled water and never fertilize or use regular potting soil. Remove old, browned pitchers in early spring. Hardy in zones 6-9; in colder areas grow it in a container and give it a cold but protected winter dormancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sarracenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinnamon red hoods fading to chartreuse green, white-speckled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright clump of hooded pitchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14–16 in tall × 12 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bog plant that must stay wet; ships dormant in early spring or fall and may look bare on arrival\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724188188968,"sku":"GLLF-PER-4DDDD778-72","price":1151.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/bug-bat-pitcher-plant.jpg?v=1790864845","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/bug-bat-pitcher-plant-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}