A carnivorous perennial, with upright pitchers produced in spring, almost continuously in summer, and in autumn: they are 35-45 cm high on mature plants, with mouths up to 4 cm wide, the front lips of the mouths turned down, and above them lids up to 8cm across with frilly, upturned edges, and the pitchers are white veined with green and pale pink at first, then darken from the lid downwards until the lids are deep red and the pitchers are deep purple with pink patches; small red flowers appear in spring
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Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres