Sarraceni leucophylla L18 MS is a tall, vigorous clone from Mirek Srba. Like all sarracenias, leucophylla is native to North America. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. Sarracenia leucophylla is naturally highly variable. In size the clones can vary between 30 cm to over 1 m. Plants can be red+white or white with green veins or just white. Both of the latter may be antho-free or not. Venation may be more or less pronounced and fenestrations bigger or smaller. Clones with pinkish or reddish tops are showing introgression of S. rubra or even S. alata genes and plants with a dark throat patch may have S. flava genes. In the hobby leuco clones are very popular as parent plants for producing innumerable hybrids.

Leucophylla is classified as Vulnerable n the IUCN List of Threatened species.


As with most of the sarracenias threat to it's existence are: loss of its wetland habitat to development, forest succession that was historically kept in check by natural wildfires, poaching of plants for cut-flower trade and by collectors.

Sarracenia leucophylla inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savannas. Its native range along the United States Gulf Coast, and generally west of the Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle. It is also found in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina.

You can find cultivation tips and more on our YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@RanchOfPlants

Facebook Pinterest Twitter