Sarracenia x Red Bug Tropical Sarracenia x ahlesii or Ahles

Sarracenia x ahlesii or Ahles Pitcher Plant is a naturally occurring beautiful red hybrid of S

Photographs are representative of the cultivar

and are propagated from root divisions of plants in our collection

record observations

Parent Native Range: Wet Pocosins of the Gulf Coast from Georgia to the Mississippi Delta

Sarracenia x Red Bug Tropical Sarracenia x ahlesii or AhlesEase to Grow: Easy Dormancy: Yes Parental Native Range: Wet Pocosins of the Gulf Coast and Southeastern North America Zones: 6 8 (5 9) Sarracenia x Red Bug is a stout cultivar with rufous red pitchers and rounded red hoods. The pitchers are laced with fine dark red veins on a dark green background, and covered with distinct fine hairs creating a velvety appearance. The pitcher tops are slightly swollen and the narrow hood arches over the trap opening.