It’s that time of year where many of the pitchers from earlier this season are turning into a wreck. Many of the Sarracenia flava and oreophila pitchers are getting crispy. It’s kind of that in between time for me right now. Some plants are fading, while the S. leucophyllas and their hybrids are starting to put out the fall pitchers. During this time of year, the seed pods start ripening and I start preparing for the next generation. Lots of interesting stuff in the works and I’ll share more on this later. For now, enjoy a few frames of fresh foliage rising above the fading pitchers.
Sarracenia “Wilkerson’s White Knight”
x purpurea ssp. venosa – Columbus Co., NC
Cross by Wes Buckner
Sarracenia catesbaei
Sarracenia ‘Abandoned Hope’
Sarracenia ‘Judith Hindle’ x ‘Ladies in Waiting’
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” OP
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora
Cross by Phil Faulisi
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 1
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
The pitcher falling to the right of the frame is
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’, just in case you’re wondering.
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 3
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
The angular nectar roll of the S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ was tamed by the leucophylla in this plant, however the resulting specimen is still rather quite lovely.
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 3
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
Another look at this colorful pitcher.
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
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Tagged Abandoned Hope, Adrian Slack, Catesbaei, Columbus, County, fading, flava, hybrid, Judith Hindle, Ladies in Waiting, leucophylla, NC, op, oreophila, pale, purple lips, purpurea, rising from the wreckage, rubricorpora, Sarracenia, venosa, Wilkerson's White Knight
Nepenthes maxima hybrid, unknown parentage
Once again, special thanks to Paul Barden for this gem.
Sarracenia “Spy vs. Spy”
A plant I received from Brooks Garcia.
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The plant was named after the comic that was first made it’s debut in Mad Magazine No. 60, January 1961. The hood structure bears quite a resemblance to the main characters in the comic. For more information on the Spy. vs. Spy comic, Check out The Wiki.
The Nepenthes are adjusting the the higher light levels quite nicely on this end. I moved the Nepenthes not too long ago, and since then I’m seeing a lot of new growth on foliage, and more pitchers will soon follow. With some tinkering and moving plants about, I’m getting the hang of growing Nepenthes in this greenhouse. For now, here are a some photos of recent pitchers.
Nepenthes Poi Dog, new pitcher opening up
Nepenthes ventricosa x talangensis
Nepenthes ventricosa x talangensis
Nepenthes ventricosa x talangensis, new pitcher opening up
Nepenthes eglantine
Nepenthes eglantine
Tagged eglantine, hybrid, nepenthes, Poi Dog, talangensis, ventricosa
Sarracenia psittacina
A select large and vigorous seed grown plant from Jerry Addington.
Sarracenia psittacina
A select plant from Jerry Addington.
Same plant as in the above photo with my lens cap for scale.
This plant is currently a little over 1 foot in diameter.
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Tagged Jerry Addington, Large Growing Form, psittacina, Sarracenia, Seed Grown
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leuco) #10
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman, 2008
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leuco) #10
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman, 2008.
