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Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”

Posted on September 4, 2014 | 2 comments

A couple young siblings from this cross I did 2 years ago. You can see one of the seedlings from this cross crack open start to root in the very last photo from this epic-super-neurotic-OCD-how-to-guide-on-starting-Sarracenia-seeds-post. Interesting to note some of the differences in these babies! One has a high hood with lots of frills, the other is a little more squat and compact with a shorter hood.

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Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x "Green Monster"
Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”
Upright open hood

Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”
Upright open hood

Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”
Shorter more compact hood

Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”
Shorter more compact hood

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Tagged AF, anthocyanin free, Green monster, heterophylla, North American, Pitcher Plant, purpurea, Sarracenia

Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Bris’

Posted on August 29, 2014 | 4 comments

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know this plant isn’t to everyone’s liking but you know that I like them “freaks of the greenery” …keep it freaky, yo.

Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Bris’

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Tagged Bris, leucophylla, Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia

Baby Nepenthes!

Posted on August 28, 2014 | Leave a comment

Here’s a few little baby Nepenthes that I’m watching grow with great anticipation. Some don’t look like much right now, but I hope that in time I can look back at these photos and see just how far they’ve come. It will be a few years before I see anything considerable but it will be a fun journey to watch these babies grow for me. Aren’t they just adorabs?! Like OMG, cute-plant overload!!

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Nepenthes hamata
Finally showing some signs of toothy-ness on it’s peristome!

Nepenthes robcantleyi x hamata
Showing some nice potential with that ribbed peristome at such an early age!

Nepenthes villosa – pitcher about to pop open!

Nepenthes lowii – coloring up nicely!

Nepenthes macrophylla

Nepenthes attenbroughii
Nepenthes attenboroughii – showing some stripes!

Nepenthes attenboroughii – pitcher from another seed grown baby.

Aww yeah – Nepenthes edwardsiana. A Nepenthes freakin’ edwardsiana!! YES!! Soooo cute. Now hurry up and grow lil’ one.

A Few Leucos

Posted on August 27, 2014 | 4 comments

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Hurricane Creek White' - Clone A
Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Hurricane Creek White’ – Clone A

Sarracenia leucophylla – TAHBWG clone, from extinct GA site.

Sarracenia leucophylla “Red” – clone received from Phil Faulisi. Fall pitcher recently opened and pitcher will get a darker shade of red as it matures. I really enjoy that dipping lip that it has.

Sarracenia leucophylla “Red” – clone received from Phil Faulisi. Fall pitchers recently opened and pitchers will get a darker shade of red as it matures. I really enjoy that dipping lip that it has.

Sarracenia leucophylla – Alabama

A large new pitcher inflating of Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL Clone AxB – cross by Wes Buckner.

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Tagged Alabama, Extinct, Florida, Franklin County, Georgia, hurricane creek white, leucopylla, north america, Pitcher Plant, Red, Sarracenia, white too

Sarracenia “Saurus”

Posted on August 25, 2014 | 11 comments

Sarracenia “Saurus” never ceases to amaze me. This select cross of S. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata was done by the legendary Phil Faulisi. I remember when I first saw this beast of a plant at Phil’s place in 2009 – I had to pick my jaw off the floor. I jokingly told Phil, “Phil – dude that thing is a Sarracenia-Saurus!” He then goes “Dude, you know what? You just named that plant!”

The pitchers on my division this year got to over 30 inches. If the plant wasn’t divided, they would of gotten close to the 40 inches that it normally attains. (See Phil’s post here.)

The pitchers below are fresh fall pitchers that recently opened up this past week. They will color up and get dark as the season rolls on. You can see the pitcher on the right in the first photo starting to darken up. For the time being, I’m enjoying the beautiful contrast of the veins as they lace up the pitcher. Simply amazing! As always, brilliant work, Phil!

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Sarracenia "Saurus"
Sarracenia “Saurus” – A Phil Faulisi Creation

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Tagged Faulisi, flava, Leucphylla, ornata, Phil Faulisi, Pitcher Plant, purple lips, Sarracenia, Saurus

Nepenthes lowii x campanulata

Posted on August 23, 2014 | 1 comment

Here’s an interesting Nepenthes hybrid that I received from Drew Martinez during the 2014 Annual Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society show and sale this past June. It’s been a nice addition to the Nepenthes sector of The Asylum. One thing I that I find really fascinating is the sweet sugary secretion under the pitcher lid. This is thanks to the Nepenthes lowii all up in the genes. (Yeah, I did taste it and it’s mildly sweet… maybe I harvest some to use in my coffee? Heh heh!) Thanks again, Drew!

Nepenthes lowii x campanulata

Nepenthes lowii x campanulata
Check out all of that sweet secretion on the underside of the lid!
Yummy!

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Tagged campanulata, Carnivorous Plant, lowii, nepenthes, Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia – Summer Sanctuary 2014

Posted on August 17, 2014 | 13 comments

Sarracenia – Summer Sanctuary 2014

It’s hard to believe, but summer 2014 is drawing to a close and autumn is right around the corner. I put together clips from the past couple of months to commemorate this Sarracenia sanctuary’s summer. Enjoy!

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Tagged 2014, sanctuary, Sarracenia, Summer, The Asylum, Video

Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”

Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Bris’

Baby Nepenthes!

A Few Leucos

Sarracenia “Saurus”

Nepenthes lowii x campanulata

Sarracenia – Summer Sanctuary 2014

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