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Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – 2011 Cross

Posted on June 29, 2014 | 13 comments

I recently came across a pot of S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ seedlings while rummaging through seemingly endless pots of seedlings to repot – and this one seedling really caught my eye. The cross was done by Brooks Garcia in 2011 and I started to germinate the seeds in 2012. The seedling below is 2 years old and time will tell what it will be like a few years from now.

It’s the same parentage as the plant that I’m calling S. “Legacy” – however the S. “Legacy” cross was done by Brooks a little earlier (in 2008.) This other batch of S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ has some promising seedlings, but this one that I separated out looks to hold some nice potential. It’s throat marking marking and pale top remind me of S. “Legacy”, only this plant has a nice contrasting deep red/black border around the lid, nectar roll, and down the central midrib. It’s one plant I’ll be keeping my eye on. As always, great work, Brooks!

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

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

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

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Sarracenia “Legacy”

Posted on November 17, 2013 | 7 comments

Sarracenia "Legacy"Sarracenia “Legacy” – Autumn pitcher
A select Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ cross by Brooks Garcia

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Sarracenia “Legacy”… in Bloom?!

Posted on October 15, 2013 | 8 comments

Yes, blooms on Sarracenia can happen at times during the fall for reasons that are unknown to me. Often times the flowers during this time of season are on a shorter stalk . One plant that recently sent up a bloom was Sarracenia “Legacy”, a cross done by Brooks Garcia between S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’  and S. ‘Adrian Slack’. I’m not so sure it will bloom in the spring now that it’s bloomed now. Crud. Oh well, fingers crossed! In any event, I wanted to share this photo of the flower now that S. “Legacy” has bloomed… even if it’s kinda off season for this sorta thing.

Sarracenia "Legacy"Sarracenia “Legacy” flower

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Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

Posted on September 10, 2013 | 4 comments

Sarracenia leucophylla season is in full swing here, and you’ll be seeing more leucophylla elegance in the upcoming posts! Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket” is an outstanding leucophylla that I received from Brooks Gracia. (Thanks Brooks!) This beauty hails from the Bud Wilkerson property – North Walton Co., FL.  I’m sad to report that Brooks tells me that the bog is pretty much extinct now due to drought and cattle. I’m thankful that we have people like Brooks that are helping to maintain and preserve these genetics.

Sarracenia leucophylla "Wilkerson's Red Rocket"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

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Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

Sarracenia leucophylla "Wilkerson's Red Rocket"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

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The Princes

Posted on September 5, 2013 | 3 comments

Here are some of the “princes” that are are growing in the garden.

Sarracenia "Dark Prince"
Sarracenia “Dark Prince”
A beautiful S. readii cross created by Brooks Garcia that involves S. leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

Sarracenia "Dark Prince"
Sarracenia “Dark Prince”
A beautiful S. readii cross created by Brooks Garcia that involves S. leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”

Sarracenia "Green Prince"
Sarracenia “Green Prince”
An anthocyanin free cross (S. “Green Monster” x leucophylla AF) by Bill Smith of Rarefind Nursery.

Sarracenia "Prince of Darkness"-1
S. ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness” 
This is a select S. ‘Alucard’ (S. flava var. rubricorpora x ‘Royal Ruby’) created by Phil Faulisi is looking quite crispy this time of year. This monster puts on a brilliant show of deep red large pitchers in the spring averaging 3 feet tall or more as you can see here. However, by the time fall rolls around, this prince is reduced to royal phyllodia.

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Sarracenia “Legacy”

Posted on August 11, 2013 | 2 comments

Sarracenia "Legacy"Sarracenia “Legacy“
A select S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ cross by Brooks Garcia

Sarracenia "Legacy"
Sarracenia “Legacy“
A select S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ cross by Brooks Garcia

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

Posted on June 5, 2013 | 4 comments

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!

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