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Widemouth Hybrid Update

Sarracenia flava "Widemouth" x (leucophylla "red" x minor var. okefenokeensis)Sarracenia flava “Widemouth” x (leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis)

Yeah, with this wide open mouth, they look like they’re saying “AHHHH!!!” This was one of the crosses I did back in 2009, and so far it’s recovered quite nicely. Pitchers still look good this late as they put them up rather late in the season. I guess that’s just one of the side-effects of moving from those low light levels mid year. The little windows on the upper portion of the pitcher (called areoles) from the influence of the father plant (S. leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis) carried over quite nicely. It’s subtle, but it’s there. The wide mouth influence of the mother plant also is quite apparent in this cross. They look kinda hungry…

Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Here’s some S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ hybrid diversity for your enjoyment! Below are just a few of the siblings from the same pod of S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla). This cross was done by Dr. Travis H. Wyman. You can see some of the S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ characteristics showing up in the progeny.  S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ (created by Phil Faulisi) is one of my favorite plants because of that jagged nectar roll and also the sweet rose-scent it emits. That angular nectar roll characteristic has transferred onto some of the offspring. Other crosses display more of the influence of the pollen parent plant, a moorei. They didn’t get a chance to develop as much as I would of liked this year because of those low light levels earlier, but I am looking forward to comparing their growth next season. Below are only a few of the crosses, but again it illustrates the rich and great diversity contained within a seed pod.

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Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata

Sarracenia leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. ornataSarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. ornata
A Phil Faulisi Hybrid 

S. (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. rubricorpora) x rosea – Chipola, FL

S. (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. rubricorpora) x rosea – Chipola, FL

A new pitcher rises for this promising cross. I did this pollination on 24 April 2010. I hope this particular seedling can maintain it’s light waxy appearance as it ages.

Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

More of Dr. Travis H. Wyman’s handiwork with S. ‘Reptilian Rose’. Here is only one of the few clones that I have grown out from seed of his cross. Dr. Wyman did this cross in 2008. This particular clone is making a beautiful comeback! It is also showing consistent irregular and chunky nectar roll character which is the thing that I love so much with S. ‘Reptilian Rose’. S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ is hands down one of my favorites and was created by the legendary Phil Faulisi. I hope to have some great updates on the rest of the siblings — especially next growing season. Quite a few of them have thrown up some great spring pitchers in the past. If you have some time, check out this past update on some of those siblings seedlings and other S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ crosses.

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptilian Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Mouthy Offspring

Sarracenia flava "Widemouth" x (leucophylla "red" x minor okefenokeensis)Sarracenia flava “Widemouth” x
(leucophylla “Red” x minor var. okefenokeensis)

A cross I did back in 2009 that I germinated in 2010 now showing some “mouthy” character. The pod parent plant is a flava clone I got from Karen Oudean which she calls Sarracenia flava “Widemouth”. (Check out this prior post for a photo of   S. flava “Widemouth” from earlier this year.) It has a larger that your average spout-for-a-mouth and I can kind of see some of that in the one seedling above. This was one of those “OMG, I almost forgot about this thing” discoveries I referenced earlier. I also wrote about one of the siblings here – but not even sure if that one I wrote about earlier was one of the survivors of the group. I kinda like  this one. It looks to have a very slight bulge at the top of the pitcher. Only time will tell what it will really be like as it matures.

Hidden

As I was going through cleaning and organizing my plants, I’ve found some neat goodies tucked away in the mess. I’m constantly being thrilled by these “re-discoveries” of plants and crosses that myself and others have done from years past. One of the plants that has been hiding out has a hidden mutation by design. Back on April 21, 2011 I crossed Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora (cross by Phil Faulisi) as the pod parent with Sarracenia “Green Monster” (an anthocyanin free form of S. excellens) as the pollen parent. As a side note, the photo of S. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora that I used below was from earlier in the season – the plant eventually goes a beautiful solid deep red. I’ll try to get a good photo of it next season. It’s a truly spectacular plant.

S. leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. rubricorpora x Green MonsterWhat’s pretty fascinating about the offspring is that it contains a recessive, or as some others say – a “hidden” AF (anthocyanin free) gene. You can see the influence of both parents on the shape of the offspring. The colors are not accurate at this point in time as it has not received a spring or summer with strong light. As with everything else, it’s recovering and kinda lanky right now. Time will tell what this plant’s true colors and form will be like. What I really want to do is use the plants from this cross in future anthocyanin free breeding projects. When crossed with other AF recessive plants, or another AF plant, the anthocyanin free trait is unlocked and a certain percentage of the plants will exhibit the AF trait. Sweet! I know. This breeding stuff takes time, but it’s definitely worth it.

S. (leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. rubricorpora) x "Green Monster"Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”

S. (leucophylla "Purple Lips" x flava var. rubricorpora) x "Green Monster"Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) 
x “Green Monster”