by Anne Isabelle McQuire Swartz

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Newfoundland Pitcher Plant

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Newfoundland and Labrador- The Purple Pitcher plant or Sarracenia Purpurea was adopted as the official flower in 1954. It was first chosen as a symbol of Newfoundland by Queen Victoria and was engraved on the newly minted Newfoundland penny. It is a carnivorous plant. Flies ants and spiders fall into the pitcher and drown in the collected rainwater. The insects’ nutrients are digested by the plant. Its range includes the Eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada except the territories and British Columbia.

Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Oil

Genre: Abstract