While I truly admire the brilliantly loud and showy colors of some plants, I also find the quiet elegance of the veinless ones equally just as impressive. They’re like lethal porcelain vases. Here are a few veinless forms from the S. purpurea group.
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea – Veinless Form
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Sarracenia purpurea – Veinless Form
This plant is a result of crossing two otherwise “regular” looking purpureas of unknown origin. Cross by Jerry Addington. These veinless plants were derived from his clones S. purpurea E x purpurea S1. This clone’s pitchers will fade to red later in the season.
Sarracenia purpurea – Veinless Form
This plant is a result of crossing two otherwise “regular” looking purpureas of unknown origin. Cross by Jerry Addington. These veinless plants were derived from his clones S. purpurea E x purpurea S1. This clone appears to remain on the green side throughout the season. It’s a bit more ruffled compared to the clone above.
Sarracenia purpurea “Copper Glow”
As the season progresses, S. purpurea “Copper Glow” develops a rich copper tone to its pitchers. I will post a photo later in the year once the plant starts to emit that rich copper glow that it is named after. This plant originated from seed and was distributed at Hortus Botanicus in Ft. Bragg, CA before the store closed in January 2012.
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