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Taking Root

Posted on May 31, 2012 | 5 comments

A few more photos of the next generation! Photos taken on 26 May 2012 from plants sown on 13 May 2012  – germination method described by this post. I’m fascinated and so excited to see them starting to take root! More updates to come from this generation of crosses, so stay tuned! Hope for the future is taking root…

Sarracenia ((purpurea ssp. purpurea x rubra ssp. jonesii) x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis)) x mitchelliana AF
Sarracenia ((purpurea ssp. purpurea x rubra ssp. jonesii)
x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis) ) AF  x mitchelliana AF

This cross above that I described is *very* significant for me because the pod parent was actually a cross I did back in 2008! It’s amazing and exciting to be at this point to see that I’m coming up with hybrids and crosses from the crosses I’ve done in years past. Freaking exciting, yo! S. ((purpurea ssp. purpurea x rubra ssp jonesii) x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis)) was the cross and check out some of the prior posts on this plant here, here, here, and here. Dude, for me to be at a point to breed using your own past crosses is something so marvelous.

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x "Green Monster"
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x “Green Monster”

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x "Green Monster"
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x “Green Monster”

Sarracenia mitchelliana AF x "Green Monster"
Sarracenia mitchelliana AF x “Green Monster”

Sarracenia courtii AF x purpurea ssp. venosa AF
Sarracenia courtii AF x purpurea ssp. venosa AF

Sarracenia moorei
Sarracenia moorei, Select Clone

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Some S. ‘Adrian Slack’ Hybrid Youngsters

Posted on February 4, 2012 | 2 comments

Ah, here’s some more things to look forward to in 2012! Here’s a few young pitchers that I left after the great trimdown. These really do not look like much right now as these were some of the younger non-crispy pitchers I left for some quick snapshots.  I’m posting these as more of an online documentary for myself; something to compare the future photos to when that time comes.

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Sarracenia moorei “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’

This seedling from this particular cross is exhibiting some yellowish traits – I *hope* that it carries through maturity, and I also hope that the red lip stays. Some of the other siblings from this batch don’t have this color palate, at least, maybe not yet? Who knows.  At this age, it’s hard to say if those traits will carry through as young plants can still morph on to something different looking.

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S. (leucophylla x oreophila), Karen Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’

The photo doesn’t look like much right now cuz it’s one of those recent weird off season pitchers that came up outta nowhere… but this cross has produced some very promising and elegant pitchers.  Check out the 9th picture down here, or check this post here.

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S. oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’

So I didn’t get what I wanted out of this cross.  (I’m hoping, at least, not yet…) Some had a little bit of color, but it wasn’t very colorful overall.  Maybe only a small handful of this cross last year showed some color,  but most were on the bland side.  Some had some good potential in terms of pitcher shape though.  I ran this cross by fellow Sarraceniaphile, Brooks Garcia, and he informed me that at times when crossing with S. oreophila, it can mute the colors of the cross — however the subsequent cross with say, a leucophylla, or leucophylla hybrid can produce some very nicely colored plants.  Jerry Addington also confirmed this as well – that when using some strains of S. oreophila, it can kind of just dampen the colors – especially when S. oreophila is used as a pod parent.  I’ll be optimistic and evaluate this batch for the next couple years hoping that SOMETHING nice comes out of it… Ah, one can always hope, right?

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Summer Solstice Seedlings

Posted on June 22, 2011 | 14 comments

Happy (belated) Summer Solstice! YES!

To kick off the summer, here’s a few random photos of some seedlings. Most are 1-3 years old.  I snapped these photos during the summer solstice late afternoon. Just a few things here and there, hope you enjoy them.  By the way, I’ve noted who the cross was done by for proper credit down below. Where blank, it was yours truly :).

Not much else to say here except, Happy Summer! Enjoy the sun! (…And Sarracenias!)

Sarracenia courtii x 'Adrian Slack'
[Sarracenia courtii x ‘Adrian Slack’]

 

Sarracenia courtii x 'Adrian Slack'
[Sarracenia courtii x ‘Adrian Slack’]

Sarracenia 'Kilimanjaro' x (rubra ssp. jonesii x minor var. okefenokeensis)
[Sarracenia ‘Kilimanjaro’ x (rubra ssp. jonesii x  minor var. okefenokeensis)]

Sarracenia mitchelliana x "Leah Wilkerson"
[Sarracenia mitchelliana x “Leah Wilkerson”, Cross by Wes Buckner]

Sarracenia 'Golden Red Jubilee' x purpurea ssp. purpurea
[Sarracenia ‘Golden Red Jubilee’ x purpurea ssp. purpurea]

Sarracenia leucophylla Franklin Co. "A" x leucophylla Franklin Co. "B"
[Sarracenia leucophylla Franklin Co. “A” x  leucophylla Franklin Co. “B”, Cross by Wes Buckner]

Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) x (leucophylla "red" x minor var. okefenokeensis )
[Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) x (leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis ), Cross by Dr. Travis Wyman]

Sarracenia (leucophylla "red" x minor var. okefenokeensis) x (leucophylla x psittacina)
[Sarracenia (leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis) x (leucophylla x psittacina), Cross by Dr. Travis Wyman]

Sarracenia leucophylla x flava
[Sarracenia leucophylla x flava, Cross by Warren Auyong, from seed sent to me by fellow carnivorous plant grower, Crystal Morgan]

Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x "Green Monster"
[Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x “Green Monster”]
Interesting story behind this one above. Read up on it here . Special props to fellow Sarracenia ghetto dude, Mike Wang. (Thanks again bro for letting me use it that one year!)

Sarracenia courtii x "Green Monster", Anthocyanin Free
[Sarracenia courtii x “Green Monster”, Anthocyanin Free]

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Let’s Grow

Posted on June 1, 2011 | 9 comments

Sprout
[Sprout. The seed has cracked open, and a deluge of growth will soon follow.]

Is it me, or does anyone else have a garden that seems to echo life’s milestones? My garden is that living and breathing repository in which events are tucked away and recorded.

After 9 seemingly long/short years, I am leaving the escrow/title industry to work in another field (biotech) that will provide me room to grow – both personally and professionally.  I’ll also be working closer to home – which will afford me time to see my family. For this, I am so thankful.  I am also thankful for all of you who have helped me get this far. You all know who you are.

It’s a new season for me indeed.  After 9 years in that industry, I am leaving the security of it all. This I do know: that with change there is opportunity. Sure it can be kind of scary, but this is the thing that will stretch and expand my horizons.
Sprout
[Ready for growth.]

Three weeks ago, I pulled out the crosses from cold/damp stratification.  I actually left the crosses in a cold/damp stratification for several months.  This had me a little worried  as I typically do about a 4-6 week cold stratification and found that to be sufficient for Sarracenia seed.  Now, being that they were in there since the Superbowl, I do kinda slightly worry about the viability.  I think they’re fine though.  Yeah, life tends to get kind of busy and pulling 120 crosses out of cold stratification unfortunately couldn’t find time in my schedule right away…   That is, until 3 weeks ago. Knowing that I had to do something ’bout this delay, I set an entire weekend aside to get to this project.  (I’ll detail the process a bit later on…)

What’s funny though is that the Monday following the weekend I planted the crosses, I got the call for an interview.  A few weeks later on the day that I got the offer was the day that I began to notice a few seeds cracking open. That’s a good sign that a deluge of growth is right around the corner.  (And now that I think about it, I probably should of got those seeds out a little faster, heh heh!)

Looking back and drawing parallels – those 9 years were kind of like my cold stratification. (Or more like — a crucible…)  It was a time period to prepare me for oncoming growth of this next stage in life. I’m excited for this new opportunity and new season in life. Let’s grow.

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The Gates of Hell and Abandoned Hope

Posted on May 22, 2011 | 3 comments

Yo, you still there? I’m still here.  Chances are that if you are reading this, you’re still here too! Rad!!!

For those of you who haven’t heard,  May 21, 2011 – was supposed to be “Judgement Day.”  I won’t go into detail here on that subject. There’s plenty of info and opinion out there on the web. If you haven’t heard about it yet, feel free to look it up.

I really hope y’all had a good day anyway – regardless of what happened… or in this case, what didn’t happen.   For me, it was quite a very nice day actually. Good weather, spent time with the fam, got some gardening in, got an oil change, worked around the house a bit, and to  top it all off, the San Francisco Giants won! Tim Lincecum tossed a FREAKKKKKIN amazing complete shut out game! (AAANDDD…. most of you reading this probably don’t even care about that, but I just had to get that in there. The highlight of my day… GO GIANTS!)

Uh, ok… so back to Sarracenia…

I was inspired to share these two plants with you that I photographed the morning of this “Judgement Day.” And they pass judgement on their meals very nicely, yummm-ooo!

First up: Sarracenia “Gates of Hell”.  This cross was created by Brooks Garcia. The parentage – select clones of S. mitchelliana x flava var. ornata. I love the veins of this plant.  It literally was the only “Hell” that I’ve seen today. Hella nice plant! 😉

Sarracenia "Gates of Hell"
[Sarracenia “Gates of Hell”]

And looking at the pitcher, you can almost see the flames jumping out of the fiery pit about  to drag it’s meal into that eternal digestive damnation. *Yummy!*
Sarracenia "Gates of Hell"
[Sarracenia “Gates of Hell”]

The next plant is another one that I found fitting to be included in the Doomsday theme: Sarracenia “Abandoned Hope”. This is a cross that Peter D’Amato created in 1989 by crossing S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii with S. flava var. flava.  More information on this plant can be found at the International Carnivorous Plant Society.  According to Peter, The name was coined in 1994 and was taken from the sign at the entrance to Hell in Dante’s Inferno: “Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here.”
Sarracenia 'Abandoned Hope'
[Sarracenia ‘Abandoned Hope’]

So bugs, be good and watch out, else your fate will end up in the depths of the Sarracenia abyss!

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