• Flower: Red odd-shaped
• Leaves: Highly modified, ascending closed tubular structure, 6 to 8 inches long, fills with rainwater and digestive enzymes, typically green with purple veining on hair-covered surface of lip
• Fruit/Seed: round, 5-sectioned capsule 3/8 to ¾ inch in diameter, containing numerous brown seeds
• Height: 1-2 feet
• Flowering: May - August
• Habitat: Peat bogs
• Other: This is a carnivorous plant that traps and digests insects in its tube shaped leaves.
Color of flowers | Pink to Red. |
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