Sarracenia Juthatip Soper close-up with red-green pitcher leaves.

Sarracenia Juthatip Soper pitcher plant with upright pitchers in a nursery pot.

Sarraceniaceae

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

Pitcher Plant

5 for 4

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' forms compact upright pitchers with pale translucent windows, pronounced veins and rich pink to red colour. Established plants spread into clumps from a thick horizontal rhizome.

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Plant size: Pot Ø 12 cmapprox. 20 cm tall

Sizes are approximate. Height is measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant; diameter at the widest point.

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Care at a glance

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

Light

Full sun / direct • approx. 40,000–80,000 lux

Watering

Water when ~0–10% dry

Substrate

Low-nutrient acidic • Steady-wet • Carnivorous-plant mix • Mineral-poor

Temperature

Ideal: 5–30 °C • Avoid below: -2 °C

Humidity

Average 40–50%

Growth habit

Upright rhizomatous carnivorous perennial.

Support

not needed

Growth speed

High

Cultivated size guide

Height: 30 cm • Spread: 40 cm

Toxicity & safety

Pet safety unconfirmed

Origin & habitat

Horticultural hybrid (Sarracenia leucophylla × Sarracenia purpurea) × Sarracenia leucophylla, selected by Matthew Soper

Outdoor growing

Outside from 5 °C · specialist outdoor setup

How to read these values

These care values give practical guidance for growing the plant. Adjust care for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.

For more detail, read the full product description or visit our Plant Care Guides.

Light: level and approximate lux at leaf level.
Watering: “% dry” shows how far the substrate should dry before watering again.
Substrate: structure, drainage, moisture retention, base material and particle size.
Temperature: “Ideal” shows the preferred range; “Avoid below” marks the cold-stress threshold.
Humidity: target range; steady conditions usually matter more than exact numbers.

Growth habit: how the plant grows, such as upright, climbing, trailing, clumping or rosette-forming.
Support: whether a stake, pole or trellis is needed, optional or unnecessary.
Growth speed: expected pace under suitable growing conditions; use as a guide, not a promise.

Cultivated size guide: approximate dimensions for an established plant in the stated growing context. Height is measured upwards from the growing surface; foliage height excludes flower stems. Trailing length follows a stem, while foliage drop is the vertical distance from the crown to the lowest leaf tips. Spread is the width of the leafy plant or crown, not an individual leaf. Flowering height includes the flower stems. A container guide applies to pot-grown plants; an in-ground guide applies to plants rooted in the ground. Size also depends on age, conditions, pot space and training.

These figures do not describe the size supplied and are not fixed upper limits.

Toxicity & safety: irritation, toxicity or physical hazards such as spines or bristles.
Origin & habitat: native range, hybrid background or typical habitat where relevant.
Outdoor growing: when a potted indoor plant can be placed outside and what outdoor protection it needs.

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' is a carnivorous pitcher plant with upright traps that can reach around 30–40 cm long. Pale translucent windows and strong veins mature through increasingly pink and red tones. The plant grows from a thick horizontal rhizome and produces new pitchers during its growing season. Established clumps may also send up spring flowers before or alongside the new traps.

Features of Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

Pale translucent windows become strongly pink to red as the pitchers mature.
The pitcher lid has a broad, almost triangular outline.
Upright pitchers can reach around 30–40 cm long.
The plant expands into a clump from its perennial rhizome.
Established rhizomes can produce spring flowers before or alongside the new season's pitchers.

Origin & background

Parentage and selection history of Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' is a horticultural hybrid selected and grown by Matthew Soper and registered in 2008.

Its parentage is recorded as (Sarracenia leucophylla × Sarracenia purpurea) × Sarracenia leucophylla, a backcross involving Sarracenia × mitchelliana.

Plant care

How to care for Sarracenia ‘Juthatip Soper’

Light: Grow in full direct sun for firm upright pitchers and strong colour. Increase sun gradually when moving a plant from protected conditions outdoors.
Humidity and airflow: Outdoors, normal air movement is usually sufficient.
Water: Use rainwater, distilled water or reverse-osmosis water. While the plant is growing, stand the pot in a shallow tray so the low-nutrient potting mix stays wet.
Potting mix: Use specialist carnivorous-plant compost with very low fertility. For peat-free growing, use a specialist sphagnum-based carnivorous mix.
Temperature: A broad range of about 5–30 °C is suitable while the plant is growing. Protect a container from prolonged exposure below about −2 °C.
Feeding and propagation: Keep the potting mix low in nutrients and let active pitchers catch their own prey; do not add ordinary houseplant fertiliser to the potting mix. Divide an established rhizome to make another plant of the same cultivar.
Rest: Give the rhizome a cool rest when growth slows. In winter, place the pot in a bright, cool, well-ventilated, frost-protected position. Keep the potting mix moist, although it can be kept slightly drier than during active growth; do not let the root zone dry out. Older pitchers naturally brown and die back during this rest; remove them once fully dead.
Repotting: Repot when the low-nutrient potting mix begins to break down or the root system fills the pot, using fresh carnivorous-plant mix suited to the genus.

Issues & solutions

Common problems with Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

New pitchers stay pale or wilt: If the mix is wet but new pitchers remain weak and green, increase direct sun gradually. If pitchers wilt and the mix feels dry, refill the tray with rainwater, distilled water or reverse-osmosis water and water thoroughly.
Pitcher tips brown and mineral deposits appear on the surface: The water contains too many dissolved minerals. Run rainwater, distilled water or reverse-osmosis water through the pot and replace the potting mix if mineral build-up is severe.
Aphids, scale, mealybugs, slugs or snails damage new growth: Remove larger pests by hand where practical and use a treatment labelled for carnivorous ornamental plants and the identified pest, following the label for repeat applications.
The rhizome becomes soft or black: Decay has reached the rhizome. Cut rotten portions back to firm healthy tissue with a clean tool, discard the rot and replant healthy rhizome sections in fresh low-nutrient potting mix.

Safety

Keep Sarracenia ‘Juthatip Soper’ away from children and pets

Keep this plant away from children, cats and dogs.
Its effects after chewing or swallowing are unclear, and plant material can still cause an upset stomach.
Contact a veterinarian or medical professional if symptoms develop or do not settle.

Names & etymology

Why is it called Sarracenia?

Sarracenia commemorates Michel Sarrazin, a French-Canadian physician and naturalist who studied the plants of New France.

Carl Linnaeus established the genus Sarracenia in 1753 in Species Plantarum, page 510; Joseph Pitton de Tournefort had proposed the name.

Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.

Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper'

€15,75