yellow trumpets
Sarracenia alata
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow trumpets (Sarracenia alata) is a perennial for containers and as a specimen. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its hollow leaves form pitchers that trap insects, which the plant breaks down and partly absorbs. Yellow flowers hang downward on leafless stems in spring and draw bees.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Blue star creeper, and Snake's head.
Native range
AL, LA, MS, and TX.