Here’s a S. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata – Select Clone that was bred by Phil Faulisi. As the season advances, the colors will intensify and become much bolder.
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
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Spring is in full force and the deluge of color and growth has begun. This season holds quite a bit of promise and I am excited to see what it has in store.
Let’s grow!
Alive – Spring 2014.
Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Tarnok’ bloom
Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Tarnok’ bloom
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As I was working in the greenhouse earlier this week, I couldn’t help but snap a couple frames capturing the poetic contrast between life and death. It’s a new season. Let’s grow.
As things are warming up here, I’m seeing more growth and color manifesting out of the debris of last season. Yeah, it’s quite a refreshing sight! Here’s a few shots from the Asylum for your viewing pleasure…
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Sarracenia flava var. ornata
Sarracenia alata x alabamensis ssp. wherryi
Sarracenia “Snowflake”
Sarracenia courtii AF x “Green Monster” – new pitchers of the season forming!
Sarracenia ‘Mesa Exotics’ – new pitcher forming! Cross by Phil Faulisi – cultivar description here.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x flava) x leucophylla
Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’
Sarracenia alata – Texas
Sarracenia flava var. rugelii
Sarracenia “Legacy”
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Awww yeah! Signs of life are appearing everywhere! The transition from the cool winter to warmer days has begun. Flower buds are a most welcome sight; the creative juices get flowing at the possibility of some great crosses. Here are a few spherical beauties getting ready to explode into those magnificent blooms that I so look forward to seeing each year.
Sarracenia moorei “Brooks Hybrid” – the first flower to crack open for 2014!
Sarracenia flava “Powhatan”
Sarracenia flava “Powhatan”
Sarracenia flava var. rugelii
Sarracenia oreophila
Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’
*Ahem* Grow a pair…
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa black/red
Sarracenia rosea – veinless form
Sarracenia purpurea “Smurf” – I wonder if it will have 6 petals again this year?
Sarracenia hybrid by Jerry Addington
Sarracenia “Green Dragon”
Sarracenia (leucophylla x flava) x leucophylla
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The first pitcher pitcher open for this year goes to the amazing Sarracenia “Legacy” – a select cross between S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ and S. ‘Adrian Slack’ created by Brooks Garcia.
I’m quite excited about this plant this year. Not just because there’s FINALLY a pitcher open, but if you notice in the first photo — there’s two flower buds on this plant! I honestly didn’t think this would bloom this year as it had a strange off-season bloom last fall. This opens up some wonderful opportunities for crosses this year. Below are a few photos of S. “Legacy” opening up.
Sarracenia “Legacy”
Sarracenia “Legacy”
Sarracenia “Legacy”
Sarracenia “Legacy”
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