Darlingtonia State Natural Site

Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside (18 acres) is a state park and botanical preserve located 5 miles north of Florence, Oregon on Highway 101, just south of Sutton Lake.

Darlingtonia californica is a carnivorous plant, commonly known as the cobra lily, which traps insects in its hollow tubular leaves, whose top is flared into a hollow dome with a forked 'tongue' that gives the species its common name. In late spring, they bear purple and yellow flowers that rise above the green cobra-like leaves. Darlingtonia are found only in wet meadows and bogs with acid soils low in nitrogen.

The park has a short loop trail through a peat bog area overlooking patches of Darlingtonia. It is the only Oregon state park dedicated to the protection of a single plant species.

Cobra lilies at the Darlingtonia Wayside

Information sign at the Darlingtonia Wayside

See also

• Darlingtonia (Sarraceniaceae)
• List of botanical gardens in the United States