They grow well in a standard peat moss/sand which can be anything from 50% to 70% peat moss. There's no need to fertilize, as the plant relies on insects for food.
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.