Sarracenia flava - Yellow Trumpet

Family:	Sarraceniaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.5
Width:	0.5
Synonyms:
Range:	South-eastern N. America - Virginia and North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana.

Sarracenia flava (Yellow Trumpet) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.5m and a width of 0.5m . It has a hardness rating of 7.
Yellow Trumpet will flower in October to November. The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by

Soil Information

Yellow Trumpet will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Yellow Trumpet prefers soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Yellow Trumpet can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Wet pinelands and bogs[43].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Grows on a sunny edge
• Works within dappled Shade
• Grows in a shady edge
• A bog garden plant

Cultivation Details

Grow in sun or partial shade in peat or moss[188]. An insectivorous plant[61], it is best grown in a boggy position[1] and prefers a soil low in nitrogen. Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand[260]. They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water[260]. Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c[188]. This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c) given in [200]. Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c[260]. A polymorphic species[200], it is becoming very rare in the wild and is on the CITES II list of endangered species.

Edible Uses*

* See disclaimer
Edible Rating: 0/5
None known

Medicinal Uses*

* See disclaimer
Medicinal Rating: 1/5
The root and leaves are hepatic. They are used in the treatment of dyspepsia, constipation, liver and kidney complaints[61].

• Hepatic - Acts on the liver (for better or worse!).
• Kidney - Used in the treatment of kidney diseases

Propagation

Seed - we have no information for this species but would suggest sowing the seed in light shade in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if possible otherwise in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Consider giving the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Division might be possible.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Gray's Manual of Botany.
Fernald. M. L.
Author: Fernald. M. L.
Rating:
Publisher : A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
Date of Publication : 1950

The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Huxley. A.
Author: Huxley. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Date of Publication : 1992

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