Sarracenia × moorei 'Santa Rosa Big Mouth' (Santa Rosa County, Florida)

Sarracenia × moorei 'Santa Rosa Big Mouth' (Santa Rosa County, Florida)Sarracenia moorei 'Santa Rosa Big Mouth' from Santa Rosa County, Florida, is a tall plant with pitchers that often reach 70 to 80 cm. The name fits. The plant forms a wide, open mouth that looks oversized compared to many other moorei. The hood flares out, and the lip shows a clear curve when the pitchers mature. You can usually see a mix of green and soft red tones around the throat, especially in strong sunlight. It pushes up large pitchers through

originally discovered in northern Florida in the 1990s

The hood itself displays a yellowish-green backdrop accentuated by prominent primary and smaller secondary veins

Grün is German for 'green'

'Adrian Slack' but are slightly smaller (6-7 cm) and often more ruffled

cuprea X Sarracenia purpurea subsp

broad oval shape rather than the classic clam-shell form

and Sarracenia oreophila

you'd be forgiven for thinking this is a very pretty Sarracenia leucophylla and you'd nearly be right

It had been stuck overgrowing a pot for years

The lid is colourful with an overall pale yellow colour and regularly spaced strong red veining throughout

Each leaf bears a trap that reaches nearly 4 cm in length

lime-green colour that grow very tall in smartly upright clumps