Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest, where intentionally planted; native in the southeastern United States.

Habitat: Swamps, bogs and seeps.

Flowers: May-June

Origin: Introduced from southeast United States

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Scapose, herbaceous perennials from rhizomes, forming clumps, the scapes 15-60 cm. tall.

Pitchers appearing in spring after the first flowers, consisting of an erect tube longer that the scape, with a hood attached to the back edge, yellowish-green throughout, with dark red veins on the hood and upper tube, thick, firm, and glabrous; orifice broadly ovate, 2-7 cm. in diameter, the rim green, flaring; hood covering orifice, yellow-green with red veins, 3-10 cm. long and wide.

Flowers solitary and terminal on the scapes, subtended by 3 bracts; sepals 5, yellowish-green, 3-5 cm. long; petals 5, yellow, ovate to elliptic, 5-8.5 cm. long and 3-4 cm. wide; stamens 50-100; top of style expanded into a disk.

Capsules 1.5-4 cm. long.