Purple Pitcher Seed Starter Kit™

Buy Purple Pitcher Plant Seed Starter Kit – Grow Carnivorous Plants in South Africa

Ready to grow your own bug-munchers from seed? Here’s your chance!

Our exclusive Grow-Your-Own Purple Pitcher Plants Seed Starter Pack includes everything you need to get started – specially tailored for growers in South Africa. This kit is perfect for curious beginners and dedicated hobbyists looking to tackle cold stratification and watch their own carnivorous plants grow from scratch.

What’s in the Complete Purple Pitcher Plant Kit?

• A reusable growing container designed for easy germination
• Premixed germination soil (Carnivorous Seed Mix – ready to sow)
• Step-by-step instruction guide based on methods I use at Cultivo
• At least 10 open-pollinated Purple Pitcher Plant seeds, freshly harvested from the most recent season
• A small bottle of distilled water to get you started

Important Notes on Growing from Seed

• Seeds require cold stratification (4–8 weeks in the fridge) to break dormancy
• Germination can take 1–2 months after stratification, so patience is key
• Seeds are a random mix of open-pollinated varieties – even a trumpet pitcher hybrid might pop up!

Growing Timeline

• Germination: 4–8 weeks cold stratification + 1–2 months under warm conditions
• Time to maturity: These are slow growers – expect a few years to reach flowering size

Growing Sarracenia from seed is a slow and rewarding journey. You’ll watch your seedlings transform into striking insect-catching plants with bold colours and patterns over time – and all from seed you sowed yourself!

Available Across South Africa

We ship daily from our growing facility in Centurion. Whether you're in Pretoria, Cape Town, or Pofadder – this kit is available nationwide and delivered straight to your door 🌱

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Quick FAQ

Why Pargo and not PUDO?

We partner with Pargo because it’s part of our approved fragile-goods courier network. Parcels are kept indoors at local shops and businesses, protected from heat, sunlight and weather until collection — ideal if you prefer to collect at your convenience or aren’t home during the day.

To keep every order safe and uphold our Arrive-Alive Guarantee, we deliver only via Pargo and other approved delivery services trusted for handling fragile and temperature-sensitive items.

• Just a quick heads-up: Since plants are natural products, you might notice some slight variations when unboxing your plants
• We do our best to make sure the plants you receive look like the ones in the photos, but keep in mind that seasons change and plants grow. Some leaves might age and die off, new ones might sprout and the plants may look a bit different over time
• 99% of what we sell are one-of-a-kind collector items, so you will receive the exact plant pictured. The labels are spot on, so even if the plant looks a bit different, we 100% guarantee it's the real deal
• Also, all the photos you see are of our own plants unless we mention otherwise. We update images occasionally to keep things fresh. If you want to see updated pictures before you buy, just let us know – we're happy to help!