Sarracenia × catesbaei 'Golden Eagle'Sarracenia catesbaei 'Golden Eagle' is a hybrid pitcher plant. Like all Sarracenia catesbaei, it results from a cross between Sarracenia flava and Sarracenia purpurea. This combination creates a robust and hardy Sarracenia. The 'Golden Eagle' cultivar produces large, upright pitchers. These can reach heights of up to 60cm. The traps exhibit a green and golden yellow colouration. This is complemented by a deep red flush at the throat and lid. The

it produces flowers ranging from pinkish mahogany to deep mahogany red

It's important not to confuse this plant with the similarly named Sarracenia flava var

Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack' is a carnivorous plant named in tribute to the renowned Sarracenia grower

The viridescens forms are anthocyanin free which means they do not contain any of the red pigmentation seen in regular S

Colour and pattern are prominent

who has lived her entire life on the property where this plant occurs

The combination of its curved trap lobes

The upper tube mirrors this effect

× catesbaei and germinating the seed in the Spring of 1990

Named for its vivid

allowing the white and green pattern to stay dominant

allowing water to collect inside the trap