Sarracenia rosea Fat Chance Crete but the stalks are procumbent

but the stalks are procumbent (growing sideways)

with heavily branched terminal panicles of mauvy-lavender virtually unspotted flowers

We love this Eleanor Lachman introduction

we expect the foliage to remain evergreen

hailing from northern Hokkaido

Sarracenia rosea Fat Chance Crete but the stalks are procumbentSarracenia rosea 'Fat Chance' is another excellent Larry Mellichamp pitcher plant introduction, a selection of the Southeastern US native, Sarracenia rosea, (formerly Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkei). Larry made this selection in 1985 near Perdido, Alabama, for its larger than normal pitcher size. Sarracenia rosea hails from Mississippi east to Florida, where it can be found in seasonal bogs and lowlands. Sarracenia rosea 'Fat Chance'