I recently had the pleasure of recently visiting a private Nepenthes grower – here’s a few shots of this brilliant collection.
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SATURDAY STRANGENESS!
First up for this Saturday Strangeness insanity: Double header!
Here’s a clone of Sarracenia rubra x oreo that I acquired from California Carnivores a while back. I know, colors SUCK. Here’s a shot of the “regular” pitcher:
Sarracenia rubra x oreophila
But recently, it’s thrown up a double header. Well, double HOODer.
Sarracenia rubra x oreophila – Double Hood Mutation
Sarracenia rubra x oreophila – Double Hood Mutation
Sarracenia rubra x oreophila – Double Hood Mutation
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Next up on our strange Saturday is a strange flytrap mutation that only happened for me this year! I received a Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ back in 2007. The clone was tissue cultured by David Connor from the original Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’. 5 years later – May 2012 the clone did something funny. It could be because of my conditions – but something triggered it to behave somewhat badly…
OK, again – I know the plant SUCKS and is lanky. (Again read here.) I divided up my plants into several pots and in one of the pots, it did some strange things. Check it out.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ group photo: you can see a couple funny looking traps from here.
First… I started to notice traps starting to get little bumps on them.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation. Little bumps!
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation. Little bumps!
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation. Little bumps!
As new traps started to emerge, those bumps started to morph into something strangely awesome. The new traps started to do this weird cup shape thing and become totally spiky/fuzzy. It has been reported that mutations like this are not stable. Dude. I’ll still enjoy it while it lasts! It’s freakin’ out!
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
Dionaea muscipula ‘Justina Davis’ – leaf mutation.
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Tagged Damn, Dionaea, double, hood, Justina Davis, Leaf mutations, muscipula, mutant, mutants!, oreophila, rubra, Sarracenia, tissue culture, weird
Hello Leah,
Nice to see you finally open up for me. It’s really great to see you. I know lighting sucks at our new spot, but I hope you get a little bit more color soon…
Sincerely,
Rob
Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’
More info on her can be found here.
