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title: "i just got a pitcher plant but don’t know what kind it is. can you…"
description: "i just got a pitcher plant but don’t know what kind it is. can you help me?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64baef09ba666284440ce02f"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mushroom"
published: "2023-07-21T20:48:09.69Z"
language: "en"
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# i just got a pitcher plant but don’t know what kind it is. can you…

_Posted by Mushroom on 2023-07-21_

i just got a pitcher plant but don’t know what kind it is. can you help me?

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## 3 comments

### Rodolfo P. commented on 2023-07-21

That’s the Purple Pitcher Plant! Sarracenia purpurea

#### Mushroom replied on 2023-07-21

thank you so much!

### Mr Plant Guy commented on 2023-07-22

put it in a tray of rain water and it does best outside

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