I was working on moving a few seedlings outta the house recently. Yeah, it’s amazing how fast these lil’ dudes grow up. Also amazing how exponentially they take up space…
Now, Sarracenia are not a terrarium plant – they ideally should be grown outdoors, full sun. However when starting from seed, they can started and be kept a year or two behind glass and lights. That’s how I started some of my seedlings last year. Others I have let germinate in the unheated greenhouse. You can see how they were doing behind glass in January here.
So, before they left the house and moved on to out the greenhouse, I photographed a few seedlings. I have to stress that these photos of the seedlings below are just baby pictures – they still have a lot of growing up to do before seeing some defining pitchers. I just like to shoot ’em as they grow up as a way to document their growth.
Some of the crosses below are anthocyanin free recessive (or AF for shorthand – think of these as “albino” plants, no pigment) crosses crossed back again with another AF plant – releasing the AF gene. You can see some of the green going on below. I’ll let them catch some strong sun to ensure that they really are AF. While they’ve been growing under strong lights some of those seedlings have traces of red, others have so far remained green. The batch below is mostly seed that was sent to me last year from good friend Jerry Addington, who I recently had a chance to visit again.
Oh, lil’ dudes – how I enjoy watching you grow.
S. (rubra ssp. jonesii x minor var. okeefenokeensis) x (rubra ssp. jonesii AF x leucophylla AF) – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (leucophylla x oreophila) x “Nadine” – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (leucophylla x oreophila) x “Nadine” – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (flava “Chocolate Top” x leucophylla) x ‘Danas Delight’ – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (leucophylla x purpurea ssp. purpurea heterophylla) x (rubra ssp. jonesii AF x minor var. okeefenokeensis) – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (alata x minor) x “Wintermute” – Jerry Addington Cross
S. (alata x minor) x “Wintermute” – Jerry Addington Cross
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
(This cross by the way, S.’Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’, is one I did that I’m really looking forward to! I did this cross a couple years ago and only resulted in about 3 seedlings. Unfortunately those seedlings all died due to circumstances beyond my control. So I did the cross again last year and got a few seeds again. These couple photos are my 2nd attempt at this cross and finally — success!)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
