The leaves are ovale, 1 cm long and of a light green. The tall pedoncule can bear up to 8 pink flowers and height 23 cm tall. They are generally grown for their flowers.
Seeds from Nicholson area, Mississippi. They trap their prey by offering them nectar to sip which is secreted around the lip of the plant and also at the base of the lid.
Sarracenia alata Red Throat is green with a red interior lid and a red throat. Although this carnivorous plant looks its best in September, it produces delicate looking yellow to cream colored flowers on tall stems in the early Spring.