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Inverted Veined Moorei

Posted on April 28, 2014 | 7 comments

Here’s an update on a beautiful and unique moorei cross by James Soe Nyun. (S. flava var maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy” is the cross.) It’s a little behind in development and coloration compared to this time last year, but the plant is still doing well. The red coloration is only now starting and it contrasts quite nicely with those green veins. It’s been noted that using select clones of S. flava var. maxima will yield this “inverted veins” effect. I did a couple crosses both last year and this year using a few S. flava var. maxima clones so we’ll see what comes out of it. In the meantime, enjoy a few shots of this fantastic moorei. Beautiful work, James!

Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”
Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”

Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”

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Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”

Posted on April 26, 2013 | 8 comments

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!

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From Lost to Found

Posted on April 20, 2013 | 3 comments

Back in late 2010, I received seeds from fellow Sarracenia enthusiast and breeder, James Soe Nyun of Lost in the Landscape. Among the seeds that were sent to me were Sarracenia flava “Widemouth” x flava var. ornata “Black Veins”- Bulloch Co., GA and Sarracenia leucophylla “Burgundy” x flava var. maxima.

I started the seeds in 2011, however with all of the transition last year, I was afraid that I may of lost these babies. As I was sorting and cleaning the seedling tables, I’m glad that I was able to once again be re-united with them. Lost and now found!

In going back through archives and notes, I saw that James was going for a flava with attitude with the first cross: a wide mouth and strong black veins. In using flava var. maxima with the other cross, James was going for a moorei clone with “strong smeared coloring and without a lot of veining (or maybe even light-on-dark veining).” The plants are young but I can see that he’s on target with both of them. It will be fun watching these seedlings evolve. Thanks again, James!

Sarracenia flava "Widemouth" x flava var. ornata - Bulloch Co., GA
S. flava “Widemouth” x flava var. ornata “Black Veins”- Bulloch Co., GA
Cross by James Soe Nyun 2010

Sarracenia leucophylla "Burgandy" x flava var. maxima S. leucophylla “Burgundy” x flava var. maxima
Cross by James Soe Nyun, 2010

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Leucophylla – The Fall Classic

Posted on October 23, 2012 | 3 comments

OH YEAH! I am still BUZZING from the SF Giant’s win last night — clinching the NL Pennant! Next stop: World Series – The Fall Classic. A magical time of year. If you’ve been following my (ever increasing SF Giants influenced) tweets you’ll know that I pull for this team and represent in my garden here, pollination here, 2011 parallels here, pitcher plant companion catcher plant here, and Sarracenia SF Giants tattoo here. Be sure to check out this very awesome post: Why Gardening is Just Like Baseball – by John Markowski.

In light of The Fall Classic, I wanted to share some images of another fall classic: Sarracenia leucophylla. Fall is the season when these plants (and their hybrids) really shine. They put out their best pitchers during this season – almost as if to celebrate an epic season, and give us one last hurrah before heading off into their winter rest.

Enjoy the photos…and as always: LET’S GO GIANTS!

Sarracenia leucophylla "Juju Lips"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Juju Lips”