Another spawn of S. “Green Monster”: Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) x “Green Monster”
Pitchers will color up a bit more as the season rolls on.
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Happy Monday all! Most of the plants in the greenhouse are alseep, but there are a couple that are awake. I mean… like dude, sent up pitchers and ready for business! It’s been a funky year last year so things are adjusting in a weird way. I guess. I would gather that the greenhouse environment also contributes to the early risers photographed below. Both are crosses that I’ve done in years past.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila, Oudean Clone) x purpurea ssp. venosa
Sarracenia ‘Love Bug’ x flava v. rubricorpora
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Back in 2008, Dr. Travis H. Wyman did a cross with two beautiful plants – Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’ x flava var. rubricorpora. This year these babies are showing off some nice characteristics even in my sub par conditions. DUDE… how I am looking forward to getting away from this dark plant-hole. (Insert frustrated expletives here.) Anyway, I’m likin’ what I’m seeing for now – and if they are looking like this now – I could only hope and imagine what they’ll be like once they get full sun!
Like Dr. Wyman tells me – genetics is a crapshoot. You really don’t know what you’ll get. What is so fascinating to me is that there’s so much variation and surprises in store when growing plants from seed. Below is a good example. The heavily veined seedling shot up quick and has nice height to it. The other sibling is shorter, but exhibits a nice red coloration. In full sun, I would guess that the veined plant would a deeper flush of color once I move into the new place, and I hope that deep red plant goes almost black… We’ll see when we get to that point!
Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’ x flava var. rubricorpora
Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’ x flava var. rubricorpora
Sarracenia ‘Black Widow’ x flava var. rubricorpora
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Finally. A little bit of color! (I know it’s not much color, it’s barely any at all.) Now mind you, the colors would be so much more intense under direct sun, but it’s finally nice to see at least … a little bit of color. It *should* be a bloody deep crimson red by now. Being that it’s a tall plant, it’s closer to the roof so it’s getting more light than the rest of collection. Oh, my lighting woes. (Can’t wait to get that fixed — soon! Oh well, that’s life.)
Sarracenia “Prince of Darnkness” is a select clone of S. ‘Alucard’, which was born of a crossing between a heavy deep red select S. flava var. rubricorpora and S. ‘Royal Ruby’. Now keep in mind that the grex is registered. (grex: -noun, a group of plants that has arisen from the same hybrid parent group – via dictionary.com) This particular clone is one of Phil Faulisi’s select plants out of that cross.
Out of my current dark situation, the “Prince of Darkness” rises…
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Sarracenia ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness”
Sarracenia ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness”
Sarracenia ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness”
Sarracenia ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness”
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Dude, I’m, seein’ double! Check out this lid!
[S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)]
I recently noticed this on one of the seedlings. It’s not a trait that is on all pitchers of this plant but just happened on this one pitcher. I’ve seen this happen a couple of times in other peoples collection, but it doesn’t happen very much from what I can tell. Interesting though!
This double lidded pitcher is from one of the seedlings of S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla). The cross was done by Dr. Travis H. Wyman and S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ was created by the master-hybridizer dude, Phil Faulisi.
Below is what the other pitchers of this seedling are starting to look like. It’s a photo of the same plant, just different “regular” pitcher.
[S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)]
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Hello fellow grower folks! With spring here, many pitchers are just exploding into growth. From the seedlings, I’m being constantly surprised with what’s coming forth. Here’s an update on how these babies are doing from The Reptile. For those of you who don’t know about Phil Faulisi’s S.’Reptilian Rose’ (a freekin’ rad hybrid), you can read up on it here. I’ve first mentioned about the reptile crossings done by Dr. Travis Wyman in this post about 8 months ago in August, 2010. The seedlings have gone dormant since then, had their pitchers trimmed back, and now that it’s growing season — the pitchers are coming back with a vengeance. There are still quite a few seedling plants sending out pitchers that I will update you on later once those have developed, but for now, this is the insanity that is going on. Again, special thanks to Travis and Phil for their inspirational Sarracenia madness.
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Purple Lips”
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Purple Lips”
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
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In all places, then, and in all seasons,
Flowers expand their light and soul-like wings,
Teaching us, by most persuasive reasons,
How akin they are to human things.
And with childlike, credulous affection
We behold their tender buds expand;
Emblems of our own great resurrection,
Emblems of the bright and better land.
-From the poem Flowers by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora flower buds
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