Slack yellow pitcher plant
Sarracenia flava 'Slack'
RHS AGM 2019
USDA zones6 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Slack' yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava 'Slack') is a perennial for specimen displays, accents, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and moist to wet, sandy soil. It forms a clumping habit and grows at a rapid rate. Flowers open in early to late spring, and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Thalia, Buttonbush, and Northwind switchgrass.