Pitcher Plant Reproduction
How do pitcher plants reproduce?
By seeds and vegetatively by rhizomes:
Anthony Brach Ph.D.
Pitcher plants reproduce just like most other plants. They make flowers
that are fertilized by pollen to produce seeds that germinate and grow
into the recognizeable pitcher plant. Because humans are fascinated by
the pitcher features, the flowers are rarely photographed. If you check
an image browser, you will find about 10% of the pictures will include a
flowering pitcher plant.
Jim Tokuhisa, Ph.D.
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Update: June 2012