Purple Pitcher Plant

A mature pitcher leaf of Sarracenia is usually greenish to reddish with darker-colored veins. When the pitcher leaves are mature, the wing is less conspicuous because the lid has expanded and the tube of the leaf has widened out considerably. The reddish colors and markings are visible to and attractive to some insects, and contrast with the predominantly green colors of the vegetation where pitcher plants grow. Consequently, insects can see pitcher plants at a distance and are attracted to them.