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Here’s an update on this collaboration project – the brainchild of Jerry Addington, made possible with help from Mike Wang. The original cross was done in 2009. These plants have that hidden anthocyanin free gene that I am hoping to unlock and use in future projects.

Last year, I was able to self one of the clones (alas, I didn’t designate a clone number) and those seeds were sown a week ago. I hope to see some anthocyanin free seedlings from that batch. This year 2 out of the 3 clones I have sent up a bloom. For a little more diversity this year, I crossed clone 1 with pollen from clone 3 in hopes to unlock the hidden gene and come up with anthocyanin free  tall minor-esque looking plants. The plants do look very minorish, but the lids have a little bit of undulation that is more noticeable later in the season. Special thanks to S. “Green Monster” for that influence. Clone 3 was crossed with S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii f. luteola in hopes of creating an anthocyanin free S. swaniana-ish looking plant.

Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x “Green Monster” – Clone 1

Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x “Green Monster” – Clone 3