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Weekend Assortment

Posted on May 4, 2013 | 1 comment

Hello! Here’s an assortment of pitcher goodness from around the greenhouse to start your weekend off. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Sarracenia leucophylla "Juju Lips" x flava "Widemouth"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Juju Lips” x flava “Widemouth”

Sarracenia "John Rizzi" x 'Judith Hindle'
Sarracenia “John Rizzi” x ‘Judith Hindle’

Nepenthes ventricosa x spectabilis
Nepethes ventricosa x spectabilis – about to open

Sarracenia purpurea "ruffles" x leucophylla pubescent
Sarracenia purpurea “ruffles” x leucophylla – pubescent
Cross by Jerry Addington

Sarracenia 'Tapestry'
Sarracenia ‘Tapestry’

Nepenthes maxima Hybrid
Nepenthes hybrid

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea

Sarracenia flava var. maxima

Nepenthes maxima hybrid Nepenthes hybrid

Sarracenia leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. ornata
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata

Sarracenia "Red Viper" Sarracenia “Red Viper”

Sarracenia oreophila x 'Royal Ruby' Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Royal Ruby’
Cross by Phil Faulisi

Sarracenia oreophila

Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack' Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’

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My quest for more interesting AF (Anthocyanin Free) creations continues. Here is just one stop along the journey: Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) x “Green Monster”. This was a cross I did back on April 21, 2011. As I mentioned in this earlier post, it has that “hidden” anthocyanin free gene that I hope to unlock in subsequent crosses with other AF plants, or AF recessive plants.

S. leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. rubricorpora x Green Monster

Sarracenia (leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. rubricorpora) x "Green Monster"
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”

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Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’

Posted on May 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

Below are some various clones of S. oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’, a cross I did back in 2009. The flower pod was harvested on 26 July 2009 and if I recall correctly, I was able to actually start these babies under lights in the late fall/winter of 2009. Note the variation in the photos below – some plants showing some incredible color and form. Other clones, eh – not so much. Influences from both parents can be spotted among the youngsters. All of them still are pretty interesting and beautiful in their own way. Watching the plants evolve and grow always gives me a sense of self gratification and at the same time also leaves me hungry for more.

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Sarracenia oreophila x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’

Veinless Purpureas

Posted on April 27, 2013 | 1 comment

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 - Fort Nelson, BC
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 “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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Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”

Posted on April 26, 2013 | 8 comments

This cross by James Soe Nyun of Lost in the Landscape is coloring up nicely. I’m really excited to see how it evolves this year as the pitchers get more coloration. What strikes me about this plant is the inverted vein pattern in the back of the throat. Sweet radness!

Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”
Cross by James Soe Nyun – 2010.

From initial observations, breeding with select S. flava var. maxima clones can have this influence expressed in the progeny. Yuri Sarzi, a fellow Sarracenia breeder who runs the Carnivorous Creation and White Pitcher Plant Facebook groups, pointed me to this awesome link some time back. (Thanks Yuri!) The link contains some unique and beautiful S. catesbaei crosses created by Miroslav Srba with the “inverted vein” pattern. I checked in with Miroslav Srba, and he mentioned that not all S. flava var. maximas will breed this way. Needless to say, it looks like I have something else to add to my future breeding projects. Fun!

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Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x rosea “Big Mama”

Posted on April 24, 2013 | 3 comments

A fantastic S. mitchelliana cross by Phil Faulisi using S. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x rosea “Big Mama”. The pitcher coloration will become much richer as it ages. Beautiful work as always, Phil!

Sarracenia leucophylla "Purple Lips" x rosea "Big Mama"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x rosea “Big Mama”

Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x rosea “Big Mama”

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S. (‘Leah Wilkerson’ x oreophila) x (catesbaei x oreophila)

Posted on April 23, 2013 | 4 comments

A beautiful cross created by Dr. Travis H. Wyman in 2008. The plant shows strong S. oreophila form influence and displays the brilliant color and pattern derived from S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’.

Sarracenia ('Leah Wilkerson' x orephila) x (catesbaei x oreophila)
Sarracenia (‘Leah Wilkerson’ x oreophila) x (catesbaei x oreophila)