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Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 1 foot
Leaves: Other: carnivorous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Stolons and runners
Miscellaneous: Carnivorous

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Common names
  • Cobra Plant
  • Cobra Lily
  • California Pitcher Plant

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Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2011-06-15
wild
Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2011-06-04
wild
Location: San Francisco, CA - Conservatory of Flowers
Date: 2010-09-25
Cobra Lilies are actually tubular leaves and not the flower
Location: Harrogate Autumn Flower show, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-09-15
Wack's Wicked Plants exhibit
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
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ShawnSteve On May 11, 2021 Seeds sown
Had kept seeds chilled in refrigerator, for storage.
Likely, inadequate precipitation. Covered, with plastic baggy to help maintain humidity.
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