Sarracenia flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’
Sarracenia flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’
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Sarracenia flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’
The quest for more anthocyanin free goodness continues! Here’s one interesting cross that I will be using in future breeding efforts. The parents are S. flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’. It’s anthocyanin free recessive (having that “hidden” AF gene) and when it blooms, I am looking to produce more AF plants by selfing it and/or crossing it with other AF or AF recessive plants. I like the slight pin stripe veins, the muddy splotch in the throat, and lip color that some of these plants have. Sweet!
Tagged AF, anthocyanin free, breeding, flava, Pitcher Plant, recessive, rugelii, Sarracenia
They’re ALIVE!
This year, I started my seeds in the greenhouse without any use of lighting or additional heat. *GASP!* Yeah, really! I normally would start them under lights (like this), but I ended up with about 150 or so different crosses that I’m germinating this year. Germination just took a little longer that I was used to.
I only had about 30 crosses of my own that actually took and set seed last year. Yeah, only 30 because of this >FUGLY-ness< a year ago. Yo, it’s crazy to think that I was in THAT mess a year ago… That said, many other friends sent me their own seeds that I’m growing out now. (Thanks again, y’all!)
Under lights, and with the addition of heat I’ve had seeds germinate in little as one week. I didn’t feel like dealing with any lights this year so I decided to germinate the seeds under my existing conditions. I started the seeds a bit later in the year when it was warmer. It took roughly 5-6 weeks before I saw any signs of life, but I’m glad to report – they’re alive! THEY’RE ALIVE! Muahhaehah!! There’s a lot more interesting-ness that will be coming out of this 2012-2013 generation, but for now – here are a couple AF crosses I’m excited to grow out! (D’aww, aren’t they cute?!)
Left: Anthocyanin free catesbaei (Sarracenia luteola x flava ‘Supicion’)
Right: Anthocyanin free wrigleyana (Sarracenia leucophylla AF x psittacina AF)
Posted in Anthocyanin Free, Blog
Tagged Anthocyanin, Catesbaei, flava, Free, growing, leucophylla, luteola, psittacina, Sarracenia, seedling, Suspicion
S. ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’
![Sarracenia [(rubra x oreophila) x flava var. rugelii] x 'Adrian Slack'](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7307/8721269667_6332ddcf4d_z.jpg)
Sarracenia ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’
Select plant from a 2009 cross.
Posted in Blog
Tagged Adrian Slack, Carnivorous Plant, flava, oreophila, Pitcher Plant, rubra, rugelii, Sarracenia
Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
A flava clone originating from Botanique
Parentage: S. flava var. rubricorpora x flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
A flava clone originating from Botanique
Parentage: S. flava var. rubricorpora x flava var. cuprea
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Tagged Botanique, Cinnamon Tube, cuprea, flava, Pitcher Plant, rubricorpora, Sarracenia
Weekend Assortment
Hello! Here’s an assortment of pitcher goodness from around the greenhouse to start your weekend off. Have a great weekend everyone!
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Sarracenia leucophylla “Juju Lips” x flava “Widemouth”
Sarracenia “John Rizzi” x ‘Judith Hindle’
Nepethes ventricosa x spectabilis – about to open
Sarracenia purpurea “ruffles” x leucophylla – pubescent
Cross by Jerry Addington
Sarracenia ‘Tapestry’
Nepenthes hybrid
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava var. maxima
Nepenthes hybrid
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
Sarracenia “Red Viper”
Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Royal Ruby’
Cross by Phil Faulisi
Sarracenia oreophila
Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’
Tagged Adrian Slack, cuprea, flava, hybrid, John Rizzi, Judith Hindle, Juju Lips, leucophylla, maxima, nepenthes, oreophila, ornata, pubsecent, purple lips, purpurea, red viper, ruffles, Sarracenia, spectabilis, Tapestry, var
Sarracenia flava var. maxima x leucophylla “Burgundy”
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!
From Lost to Found
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!
S. flava “Widemouth” x flava var. ornata “Black Veins”- Bulloch Co., GA
Cross by James Soe Nyun 2010
S. leucophylla “Burgundy” x flava var. maxima
Cross by James Soe Nyun, 2010
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Tagged Burgundy, flava, green, inverse veins, james soe nyun, leucophylla, lost in the landscape, maxima, moorei, ornata, reversed vein, Sarracenia, widemouth
