So, as I am organizing and putting plants together by their species in the new grow areas, I found one interesting form of S. psittacina, or psitt (pronounced like “sit”), that I forgot I had. I find the S. psittacina species pretty interesting as they are unlike their other Sarracenia counterparts — the psitt species have a bulbous globular shaped head where other Sarracenia exhibit the trumpet/tuba/french horn appearance.
Eh, anyways — what I like about this particular S. pisttacina I recently uncovered from the jumbled mess is the large semi-half-circular wing-ridge it has (called an ala). They are an interesting species for sure and I’m finding that I am appreciating psitts a little more these days! As with other Sarracenia, there’s a lot of variation within the species! I hope to ramp up in my ps(h)itty psitt department in the coming growing seasons.
Anyway… check out this piece of psitt…
Sarracenia psittacina – Allanton – Bay County, FL
Sarracenia psittacina – Allanton – Bay County, FL
