Purple Pitcher Plant | 30 Seeds

How to Grow Purple Pitcher Plant Seeds (Sarracenia purpurea):
Purple Pitcher Plant seeds need patience and bog-like conditions to sprout. Before sowing, seeds must be cold-stratified to break dormancy: place seeds in a damp paper towel or sphagnum moss inside a sealed bag and refrigerate for 4–6 weeks. After stratification, sow seeds on the surface of a nutrient-free, acidic medium such as sphagnum peat moss mixed with perlite or sand (no compost, no fertilizer). Do not cover the seeds—they need light to germinate. Keep the medium constantly wet using the tray method and place in bright light or full sun. Germination is slow and uneven, often taking 3–8 weeks or longer.

How to Care for Purple Pitcher Plant Seedlings:
Provide full sun (6–8+ hours daily) for strong growth and deep purple color. Keep soil always wet—the pot should sit in 1–3 cm (½–1 in) of water at all times. Use only rainwater, distilled water, or reverse-osmosis water; tap water minerals will damage or kill the plant over time. Never fertilize the soil—pitcher plants get nutrients by catching insects. As seedlings grow, avoid disturbing roots. Purple Pitcher Plants require winter dormancy: after their first year, they must experience cold temperatures for several months each winter to stay healthy. With proper sun, pure water, and dormancy, seed-grown plants slowly mature and can live for decades.

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