Sarracenia “Reptilian Rose” x leucophylla “Purple Lips” – Clone 1
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
Sarracenia “Reptilian Rose” x leucophylla “Purple Lips” – Clone 1
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
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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Tagged flava, leucophylla, moorei, ornata, Phil Faulisi, purple lips, Sarracenia
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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Tagged bloom, flower, leucophylla, North American, Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia, Tarnok
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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Tagged Alabamensis, alata, anthocyanin free, Black Widow, Courtii, flava, flower, Green monster, Legacy, leucophylla, Mesa Exotics, ornata, rugelli, Sarracenia, snowflake, Texas, Wherryi
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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Tagged black, Brooks Hybrid, buds, courtii hybrid, flava, flowers, Green Dragon, moorei, oreophila, Powhatan, Red, rosea, rugelii, Sarracenia, Smurf, veinless, venosa
