{"product_id":"conversation-piece-pitcher-plant-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Conversation Piece Pitcher Plant - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eConversation Piece earns its name. Its tall, tube-shaped pitchers reach about 2 feet and are lime green topped with red hoods laced with bold veins, so almost everyone who walks by stops to look. In fall the pitchers darken to burgundy with black veining and white markings near the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall, nodding red flowers add another layer of interest. Grow it in a bog garden, at the edge of a pond or in a wet container in full sun, and it will feed itself on the insects it catches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall, slender, tube-shaped pitchers 24 to 26 inches tall, lime green along most of their length and opening into a rounded red hood with a network of dark red veins. In fall the pitchers turn deep burgundy with black veins and white patches near the top. Nodding red flowers about 2 to 3 inches wide hang from tall single stems. There are no ordinary leaves; the pitchers are the foliage, growing in an upright clump 12 to 18 inches wide. At its best it looks like a cluster of green and red trumpets standing straight up from wet moss.\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. Use rainwater or distilled water and never fertilize or use regular potting soil. Hardy in zones 5-9; trim away old, browned pitchers in early spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sarracenia × moorei\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 Lime green with red, veined hoods; burgundy in fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tall, upright clump of tube-shaped pitchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–26 in tall × 12–18 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–9\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; tall pitchers can bend in transit, and dormant plants may look bare on arrival\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724196413736,"sku":"GLLF-PER-BC782AD9-72","price":1047.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/conversation-piece-pitcher-plant.jpg?v=1790864869","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/conversation-piece-pitcher-plant-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}