Sarracenia 'Bug Bat' is a temperate North American pitcher plant that brings bold, upright traps and dramatic color to a sunny bog pot or water garden edge. You will get tall, tubular pitchers topped with a rounded hood, showing copper-to-cinnamon red tones with contrasting white windows as the season progresses. At maturity it typically stands about 14-16 inches tall and forms a compact clump that slowly expands to roughly 10-15 inches wide.

Give your plant strong light for best shape and color. Outdoors, place it in full sun to part sun; indoors, use the brightest window or a high-output grow light. If you move it outdoors after being indoors, acclimate it over 1-2 weeks so the pitchers do not scorch.

Keep the root zone consistently wet. Set the pot in a tray of rainwater, distilled water, or reverse-osmosis water so the medium never dries out. Use a low-nutrient carnivorous plant mix (typically peat-based, often with perlite or sand) and avoid regular potting soil. Do not fertilize the soil and do not use chemical fertilizers; this plant is adapted to nutrient-poor bogs and feeds by catching insects.

In USDA zones about 6-8, you can grow it outdoors year-round with winter dormancy. As days shorten, pitchers may slow down and older traps can be trimmed if they brown, but keep the rhizome protected from repeated freeze-thaw cycles by sheltering the pot, insulating the container, or sinking it into a bog bed. Resume normal watering and full light in spring as new growth begins.

Use Sarracenia 'Bug Bat' as a focal point in a dedicated bog planter, alongside other moisture-loving, low-fertility companions that tolerate the same bright, wet conditions. With sun, pure water, and a consistently damp medium, you will have an eye-catching carnivorous display season after season.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 6-8 (-10 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Growth rate: Fast
• Mature height: 14-16"
• Spread: 10-15"

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