This book is the first complete guide to these ornamental plants, from natural history to hybridization, and from making a bog garden to using the pitchers as long-lasting cut ‘flowers.’ It brings together practical and academic information to give new insights into the biology and evolution of a dynamically changing group. All species and many hybrids are shown in their richest colors.
In the wild, most stands of these species have disappeared, mostly through drainage of wetlands, but also through poaching and cutting for the floristry trade. To ease some of the many pressures on the wild populations, commercial growers—from collectors and florists to aquaculturists—are looking at raising many species and hybrids for cut pitchers. The final section describes how to produce these exotic-looking yet readily raised pitchers for sale.
