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Rising From the Wreckage

It’s that time of year where many of the pitchers from earlier this season are turning into a wreck. Many of the Sarracenia flava and oreophila pitchers are getting crispy. It’s kind of that in between time for me right now. Some plants are fading, while the S. leucophyllas and their hybrids are starting to put out the fall pitchers. During this time of year, the seed pods start ripening and I start preparing for the next generation. Lots of interesting stuff in the works and I’ll share more on this later.  For now, enjoy a few frames of fresh foliage rising above the fading pitchers.

Sarracenia "Wilkersons White Knight" x purpurea ssp. venosa - Columbus Co., NC
Sarracenia “Wilkerson’s White Knight”
x purpurea ssp. venosa – Columbus Co., NC
Cross by Wes Buckner

Sarracenia catesbaei
Sarracenia catesbaei

Sarracenia 'Abandoned Hope'
Sarracenia ‘Abandoned Hope’

Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' x 'Ladies in Waiting'
Sarracenia ‘Judith Hindle’ x ‘Ladies in Waiting’

Sarracenia leucophylla "Purple Lips" OP
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” OP

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Purple Lips' x flava var. rubricorpora
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora

Cross by Phil Faulisi

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x leucophylla "Pale" - Clone 1Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 1
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
The pitcher falling to the right of the frame is
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’, just in case you’re wondering.

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x leucophylla "pale" - clone 3
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 3
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
The angular nectar roll of the S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ was tamed by the leucophylla in this plant, however the resulting specimen is still rather quite lovely.

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x leucophylla "pale" - clone 3Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 3
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman
Another look at this colorful pitcher.

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

Porcelain

Sarracenia "Orange Glow" x 'Adrian Slack'Sarracenia “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’
A curious creature with a quiet porcelain like color scheme.

Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’: Vintage 2011

A new batch of S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ are throwing out some promising pitchers. S. “Legacy” is made up of the same cross. I received these seeds from Brooks Garcia a couple of years ago and am really excited to see how they’ll evolve over the next few years. There looks to be some interesting variations already.

Sarracenia 'Leah Wilkerson' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
Cross by Brooks Garcia, 2011

Sarracenia 'Leah Wilkerson' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Brooks Gracia’
Cross by Brooks Garcia, 2011

The one above reminds me a bit of S. “Legacy” as it was growing up. The pitchers are still young and the plant will undergo some maturing through the years. It will be fun to keep track of their growth!

S.’Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – The Four 2010 Clones

Back in 2010 I crossed S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ with pollen from S. ‘Adrian Slack’ and only 4 out of the batch for that year survived. You can see more photos of the first clone that really took off this year in this post. For now I’m giving them a numerical designation. I’m partial to clones one and two. Both of these have clear influence from both parent plants. I’d love to see more of that angular nectar roll, but who knows if that characteristic would be reflected as it matures next year. I like the color on clone three, but I want to see how the pitchers will be like next year. Clone four turned out to be the runt of this pack. Pitchers are still very small on four and not too exciting for me. We’ll see what it will do in the coming years.

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 1

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack' - Clone 2
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 2

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack' - Clone 2
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 2

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack' - Clone 2
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 2

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 3

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – Clone 4

Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’

Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’

S. ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’

Sarracenia [(rubra x oreophila) x flava var. rugelii] x 'Adrian Slack'Sarracenia ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’
Select plant from a 2009 cross.

Sarracenia “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’

In 2009 I crossed S. moorei “Orange Glow” and S. ‘Adrian Slack’. Not sure exactly what I was expecting by crossing two moorei plants together, but I can say that breeding projects involving S. ‘Adrian Slack’ have yielded some fascinating (aaaaand… even *not* so fascinating) results. I’m somewhat partial to the select youngster in the photograph below for its delicate and faded pastel color scheme. Don’t let it fool you though. This plant is still a hungry cylindrical savage.

Sarracenia "Orange Glow" x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’

Sarracenia "Orange Glow" x 'Adrian Slack'Sarracenia “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’