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Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' (P12 · H20)
A clump-forming North American pitcher plant with tall, veined trumpets — needs strong direct sun, permanently moist nutrient-poor substrate, mineral-free water, and a cool winter dormancy.
- height Height
- 20 cm
- swap_horiz Pot Size
- 12 cm
- volunteer_activism Care
- Medium
- wb_sunny Light Needs
- Direct light
- water_drop Watering Needs
- High
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Plant care at a glance
- Botanical name
- Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'
- Common name
- pitcher plant, trumpet pitcher, and North American pitcher plant
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Direct light
- Water
- High
- Growth habit
- Upright and clumping
Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' is a named North American pitcher-plant cultivar — a clump-forming, rhizomatous carnivorous plant that produces upright, tubular pitchers. Its most striking feature is tall trumpet-shaped pitchers with a green background and strong red–pink veining on the hood that becomes more intense in strong, direct light. That contrast makes it a very showy specimen for sunny bog pots or outdoor bog gardens where the colourful pitchers are visible at eye level.
Place it where it will receive abundant direct sunlight (commonly at least six hours daily) and where you can keep the substrate consistently damp. This is a temperate bog plant rather than a tropical houseplant: it performs best with permanently moist, low-nutrient substrate and mineral-free water, and it needs a cool winter dormancy during which growth slows and older pitchers may brown back before fresh spring growth resumes. Do not use standard potting compost or routine fertiliser — Sarracenia obtain nutrients from captured prey and are sensitive to mineral inputs.
Essential care differences to note: use a nutrient-poor carnivorous-plant mix (long-fibre sphagnum or sphagnum substitute with perlite or washed silica sand), keep the pot in a shallow tray of rainwater/distilled/RO water so the substrate stays damp, give strong direct sun for best colour, and allow a cool dormancy period in winter. Propagation to preserve the cultivar is normally by division of the rhizome.
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Size: Medium - P12 H20
Plant questions, answered
What makes 'Juthatip Soper' different from other pitcher plants?
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This cultivar is noted for tall, tubular (trumpet-shaped) pitchers with a green background and pronounced red–pink veining on the hood. The veining and overall colour deepen in strong direct sunlight, giving a bold, upright display.
How should I water Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'?
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Keep the substrate permanently moist. A common method is to sit the pot in a shallow tray of rainwater, distilled water, or reverse-osmosis water so the compost stays damp. Avoid using tap water with high dissolved minerals.
Does this plant need a winter dormancy?
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Yes. Sarracenia are temperate bog plants and require a cool winter dormancy: growth will slow or stop and older pitchers may brown back. Plants typically resume fresh growth in spring; reduce but do not dry out the substrate during dormancy.
What substrate and feeding do you recommend?
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Use a nutrient-poor carnivorous-plant substrate such as long-fibre sphagnum or a sphagnum substitute mixed with perlite or washed silica sand. Do not use standard potting soil or apply standard fertiliser — Sarracenia obtain nutrients from captured prey and are sensitive to mineral inputs.
Plant care guide
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Soil and repotting
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Common concerns
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Common failure modes are mineral buildup from tap water (use rain/distilled/RO), drying-out of the substrate (keep permanently damp), insufficient direct sun (colours and traps weaken), and lack of a cool winter dormancy (indoor-only warm conditions can reduce health). Avoid ingesting plant tissue; if ingestion or unusual reactions occur, contact a medical professional for humans.