Groundcovers for Sarracenia Pots: Carnivorous Plants Only

Live Sphagnum and Hardy Carnivores Make the Best Mulch

Non‑carnivorous groundcovers become invasive in the nutrient‑poor, wet conditions Sarracenia need. Instead:

• Live sphagnum: Sow in winter around the plant.
• Hardy sundews: Drosera intermedia (Water Sundew) – self‑pollinating, carpets the pot.
• Hardy butterworts: Pinguicula grandiflora – sow gemmae in late winter.

Sources

Meadowview Biological Research Station (pitcherplant.org) often has live sphagnum. Sarracenia Northwest sells D. intermedia plants (they seed heavily in September).