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A Reptile Baby

Posted on March 31, 2011 | 2 comments

 

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
[Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla)]

Howdy! I got home tonight while there was still a little light out (amazingly enough), and snapped this shot of an up and comping S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ hybrid. This is one of a few that are coming up right now.  This  is a seed grown plant and showing off some of it’s first pitchers of the season. The  pitcher on the left just opened, so has a bit of that pinched mouf’ thing going on.  The cross was created by Dr. Travis Wyman.  As you know, S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ truly is a stunning plant, and is one of my all time favorites, and was created by fellow Sarracenia dude-homie-bro, (and freekin’ Sarracenia Master), Phil Faulisi.

This seedling is just under 2 1/2 years old now (germinated in December, ’08) and as you can see, it’s showing some character now. I’ll update again in a bit once there’s more pitchers that are open. Check this out, for a look back  at some of the other seedlings just a about 8 months ago. My how the kids grow fast!

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Lovely Luteola

Posted on March 30, 2011 | Leave a comment

 

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. burkii f. luteola
[Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. burkii f. luteola]

Here’s the first open pitcher of this lovely  luteola this season. This plant was received a few years ago as a small seedling from Bob Ziemer.  (Thank you Bob!)  It’s been a joy to watch it grow year by year, and I hope to get it flowering next year.  More information on this plant here.  It has a couple more pitchers forming and I’ll take another photo when more pitchers are open.  Ah, looking quite lovely there, luteola.

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Red + Green

Posted on March 28, 2011 | 2 comments

Sarracenia leucophylla "red" x purpurea ssp. purpurea AF
[Sarracenia leucophylla “red” x purpurea ssp. purpurea – AF, Cross created by Jerry Addington.]

This plant was sent to me as a seedling a couple years ago , created by good friend Jerry Addington.  The pollen parent, (S. purpurea ssp. purpurea – AF) is an anthocyanin free (AF) plant.  Even with one of the pollen parents devoid of pigment, the resulting progeny still has outstanding color and will color up even stronger as it gets deeper in the growing season.  And if you’re wondering – yeah, the back of the plant is the side that faces the sun the whole day, but eventually that color will wrap all around.  In conversations with Jerry, he speculates that the AF parentage in crosses (as in … with AF purps) lends itself to adding to a particular “glow” to the plant.  It’s something worth looking into for me – and being that there’s recessive AF genes in the mix, it should make for interesting breeding lines down the road.  RAD!

<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/rco911/5566445660/” title=”Sarracenia leucophylla &quot;red&quot;  x purpurea ssp. purpurea AF by RCO911, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5566445660_9bf276d667.jpg” width=”500″ height=”375″ alt=”Sarracenia leucophylla &quot;red&quot;  x purpurea ssp. purpurea AF” /></a>

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Done

Posted on March 27, 2011 | 11 comments

 

Done

Done.  These are a few flowers that I no longer have use for. I’ve either collected pollen from these and/or I simply won’t be using it as a pod parent.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I do enjoy their beauty. On some flowers, I will only use the pollen and extract the pollen as carefully as I can. If I have no plans on using it as a pod parent, I’ll enjoy the bloom for a little bit. Then I snip it off.  It’s just personal preference, I guess.

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The Monster is Awake

Posted on March 22, 2011 | 1 comment


BEWARE! The Green Monster is awake… some freshly opened pitchers, and flowering soon too!

Sarracenia "Green Monster"
[Sarracenia “Green Monster”, an anthocyanin free excellens.]

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Flower Buds

Posted on March 21, 2011 | 1 comment

 

In all places, then, and in all seasons,
Flowers expand their light and soul-like wings,
Teaching us, by most persuasive reasons,
How akin they are to human things.

And with childlike, credulous affection
We behold their tender buds expand;
Emblems of our own great resurrection,
Emblems of the bright and better land.

-From the poem Flowers by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Sarracenia flower buds
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora flower buds

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A moorei

Posted on March 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

 

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

As Monday looms right around the corner, I’m leaving this weekend on a nice note; behold the pitchers of one of my favorite Sarracenia moorei’s (a moorei is a flava/leucophylla cross; see a general run down of the species here) is  starting to color up now. This particular one was created by fellow Sarracenia addict bro dude, Phil Faulsi – it’s Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. ornata. I love this particular clone –  it’s coloration will only intensify as the season progresses, and the nectar rim that is now a light color will go deep purple/black. I love chunky-ish feel of the overall pitcher formation as well. Truly, a spectacular Sarracenia.

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