Sarracenia (‘Leah Wilkerson’ x oreophila)
x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman, 2008.
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Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla) – clone 15
I was going through some photos from earlier this year and found this angular beast. The photo was taken back on 27 April. Kinda late, I know. Had to share though… This peculiar plant has got some crazy angles going on! The cross was done by Dr. Travis Wyman and I started germinating the seed I got from him back in 2008. Phil Faulisi’s creation – S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ has a clear influence on this plant. The spring pitchers on this plant so far are typically the largest and exhibit some of the craziest angles. Pitchers later in the season are a little shorter, but still showcase a little bit of the angular peristome. Sweet.
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If you know me, you know I can’t get enough of the anthocyanin free plants! Here are a few up and coming green seedlings. Some are a result of breeding with anthocyanin free recessive plants (those plants with that hidden mutation that suppresses anthocyanin production) with other AF plants. Others are just a result of straight AF breeding lines. Fun stuff!
Sarracenia (leucophylla x purpurea heterophylla) x leucophylla AF
The parentage of this plant consisted of one AF recessive plant, and one AF plant. One of the surviving seedlings from this cross turned out to be AF, while the other clearly exhibits the presence of anthocyanin.
Sarracenia (rubra ssp. jonesii AF x minor var. okefenokeensis)
x “Green Monster”
The parentage of this cross also consists of one AF recessive parent, and one pure AF plant. I’ve had a couple plants sprout from this batch, but this was the only survivor. I’m glad it turned out to be AF.
Sarracenia mitchelliana AF x “Green Monster”
This cross uses pure AF parentage – S. mitchelliana AF and S. “Green Monster” which is another anthocyanin free plant.
Sarracenia moorei, AF
S. leucophylla AF X S. flava ‘suspicion’
Both parents of this cross are AF resulting in AF progeny.
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Tagged anthocyanin free, Green monster, jonesii, leucophylla, minor, mitchelliana, moorei, okefenokeensis, purpurea, rubra, Sarracenia, Suspicion
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)
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Tagged Anthocyanin, Catesbaei, flava, Free, growing, leucophylla, luteola, psittacina, Sarracenia, seedling, Suspicion
In the last post, it seems that the plant I have shows off anthocyanin free qualities – without any red coloring. I mean, it’s *supposed* to be AF, right? After all, Brooks Garcia did this cross with anthocyanin free plants: Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF). A photo of a few of his S. “Bog Goblins” are below.
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Photo by Brooks Garcia
So here’s the weird thing: the plant I have *at initial glance* seems to be AF. New pitchers have no red markings whatsoever. As the pitchers age for me, it’s a different story. There seems to be a “leakage” of anthocyanin in this anthocyanin free plant. It could stem from a variety of reasons. Could it be my environmental conditions? Water? After all, I water my plants with tap. My tap water, thankfully is clean enough but it’s not as “pure” as I would like. My water runs anywhere from 50ppm-110ppm. The water company here adds chloromine (a chlorine/ammonia compound) to treat the water.
Here’s an interesting post on the International Carnivorous Plant Society Forums. In the thread, Phil Sheridan of Meadowview points out:
“Red blushing in floral or vegetative structures of anthocyanin-free plants is possible. A classic case was Don Schnell’s anthocyanin free Sarracenia jonesii which sometimes have a slight red hint in some leaf veins. Although all Sarracenia studied to date share the lesion in the same gene which blocks anthocyanin biosynthesis there is occasional “leakage” and anthocyanin may be produced in some plants. We don’t know why yet but perhaps enzyme activity is restored due to some factor and a small amount of pigment is produced.”
It could be that something or a combination of some things on my end triggers the enzyme activity that causes this “leak” in this particular clone. Or could it be that what we’re seeing is not really anthocyanin, but another pigment like betalain? (Ehhh maybe. Or maybe not. It is said that betalain occurs in other plant families, and probably not present in Sarracenia… who knows though.) For me, the red leakage has happened on very rare occasions and in a small quantities on other plants, like the AF S. jonesii mentioned above. Perhaps only two or three times that I can recall out of all the years I’ve been growing so far.
Anyway, check it out. These older pitchers exhibit some faint red coloration in the veins. Interesting stuff!
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
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Last year I received S. “Bog Goblin” from Brooks Garcia. The parentage is Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF). Looks pretty anthocyanin free, right?
It’s a nice plant, but there’s something more to it which I’ll share in the next post.
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
New growth – looking very AF
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
New growth – looking very AF
Sarracenia “Bog Goblin”
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla
x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF)
Back of the pitcher.
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Tagged antho free, Anthocyanin, bog goblin, Brooks Garcia, Free, heterophylla, is it?, jonesii, leucophylla, mystery, purpurea, Sarracenia
Here are some exceptional pitchers of S. leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL. These plants are actually S. leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL Clone A x B crossed by Wes Buckner. Can’t wait to witness the autumn pitchers!
Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
Clone A x B
Cross by Wes Buckner
Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
Clone A x B
Cross by Wes Buckner
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