Brocchinia acuminata Gift Card the purple pitcher plant

the purple pitcher plant

Photographs are representative of the cultivar

Pink Lady's Slipper plants have large (2-3") pink

Ease to Grow: Easy to moderate

Brocchinia acuminata Gift Card the purple pitcher plantEasy to Grow: Moderate Dormancy: No Native Range: Summits of the cool Tepuis of Northeastern South America Zones: 9 11 Brocchinia acuminata is a carnivorous bromeliad with a tall, tubular, erect whorl of light green waxy leaves that are very slippery to insects. The leaves form a water collecting barrel where insects are trapped and drown. With the help of bacteria to decompose this material, the plant then absorbs the nutrients. In their natural