Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
A flava clone originating from Botanique
Parentage: S. flava var. rubricorpora x flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
A flava clone originating from Botanique
Parentage: S. flava var. rubricorpora x flava var. cuprea
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Tagged Botanique, Cinnamon Tube, cuprea, flava, Pitcher Plant, rubricorpora, Sarracenia
Here are some exceptional pitchers of S. leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL. These plants are actually S. leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL Clone A x B crossed by Wes Buckner. Can’t wait to witness the autumn pitchers!
Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
Clone A x B
Cross by Wes Buckner
Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
Clone A x B
Cross by Wes Buckner
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Tagged County, Florida, Franklin, leucophylla, Sarracenia, Wes Buckner
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 “John Rizzi” x ‘Judith Hindle’
Nepethes ventricosa x spectabilis – about to open
Sarracenia purpurea “ruffles” x leucophylla – pubescent
Cross by Jerry Addington
Sarracenia ‘Tapestry’
Nepenthes hybrid
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava var. maxima
Nepenthes hybrid
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
Sarracenia “Red Viper”
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Royal Ruby’
Cross by Phil Faulisi
Sarracenia oreophila
Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’
Tagged Adrian Slack, cuprea, flava, hybrid, John Rizzi, Judith Hindle, Juju Lips, leucophylla, maxima, nepenthes, oreophila, ornata, pubsecent, purple lips, purpurea, red viper, ruffles, Sarracenia, spectabilis, Tapestry, var
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.
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”
Tagged anthocyanin free, breeding, green, Hidden, leucophylla, monster, moorei, purple lips, recessive, Sarracenia
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’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’
Tagged Adrian Slack, breeding, Carnivorous Plant, hybrid, oreophila, Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia, seedlings, various
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 – 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 – 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 appears to remain on the green side throughout the season. It’s a bit more ruffled compared to the clone above.
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.
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!
