Actually, i think you may be all set. Seeing the growing crown is good, necessary, in fact. And S. Purpurea pitchers do lie on the ground, as compared to the "trumpet pitchers" such as S. Minor, or S. Flava. They lay down so they can collect rain water, since they dont make a whole lot of digestive enzymes like the others. They need bacteria to digest the bugs for them. I think you're fine, dont worry.

I agree with icenine. S.purpurea pitchers are especially likely to kind of lie down when the plant is young:
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They tend to get more upright as the plant gets older:
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There is another pitcher plant, S.psittacina, that wants to grow along the ground much more than S.purpurea, so this is also a possibility unless you are sure you have purpurea:
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Thanks for the responses and pics they put my mind at ease. I've keept CPs before but they have died do to one mistake or another.

I am positive I have a S. Purpurea =)

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Thats the pic of the crown.
Thanks again for all your help.

kuang: That is without a doubt a purp and it is potted just right.
The only thing you need to avoid is really hot, direct sun so they don't burn

Don555:I don't think that Sarracenia is pure Psittacina.
The little one next to it is, but the large looks more like scarlet bell hybrid.
(psittacina x leucophylla).Anyway, that Scarlet Bell is humongous!How long have
you had it?

Good Luck,
Adrian

I thought they liked full sun . . . If not I'll move it to another area close by that will block the afternoon sun.
Thank you for all of the help.

Adrian, Good eye! You are correct, the big one is in fact a hybrid, and it is the little one beside it that is S. psittacina. My bad. The big one I've had a few years now, but I bought it as an almost-mature plant from a garden centre. The true psittacina I started from seed about 3 or 4 years ago from seed I got from the International Carnivorous Plant Society seed bank.
-Don

Whatever it is in the last picture is a magnificent specimen!

Unless you have 110 degree heat, S. purpurea is absolutely fine to leave out in full sun, all day, every day. They have a much higher light requirement than other CPs, and the fact they keep a higher volume of water in their pitchers compared to other Sarracenia means they don't change temperatures as fast--the plant will take longer to heat up because the water in the plant will absorb most of the heat.

It's also buried just fine. Only worry about the depth if (a) you can't see the crown at all because it's completely buried, in which case you should worry about rot, or (b) the crown is potted so high you can see more than half the rhizome and/or the roots. Just don't let any roots get exposed or they'll easily dry.

Excellent coloration, too--nice deep red--it proves that your lighting is great, wherever you have the plant.

The more media you have, in any combination of deep and wide, the better. More moisture and temperature stability is achieved that way.

Just giving an update. My Purpurea Is doing well. It has finally decided winter is over and is in the process of growing a new pitcher and to my delight has started to put up a flower bud =) just wanted to say thank you to everyone again for your help.