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Glow

Posted on July 14, 2012 | 6 comments

Sarracenia moorei "Orange Glow" x 'Adrian Slack'Sarracenia moorei “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’

As I was out checking up the plants, one of the seedlings caught my eye. It was kind of like “OH! SOMETHING SHINY!” in a mess of burning-out-toppled-over-older-pitchers. It’s Sarracenia moorei “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’ which I crossed back in 2009. I haven’t really noticed it in the past because of all the transitions, and the poor conditions that the plants were in. I  mos’ def had a hard time seeing the true potential in the plants at that crappy last spot, but things are turning around here. Now that it’s getting more light, it seems happier and is putting up new pitchers. I hope that it can hold or even intensify that white coloration as it matures. This is one that I’ll be watching for sure!

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Sarracenia flava “Red” x moorei

Posted on May 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

Sarracenia flava "Red" x moorei
Sarracenia flava “red” x moorei – a Phil Faulisi creation

There’s a little bit of color popping up at my here and there. One such plant that is exhibiting a little bit of color is S. flava “red” x moorei – a Phil Faulisi hybrid. Colors are pretty decent for the current sub par conditions, however once I get some better light it should really get intense. Can’t wait!

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Hope Sprouted

Posted on May 23, 2012 | 3 comments

Dude, I’m so F****N’ excited! Back on 13 May 2012 Dahlia and I planted the 2011 Sarracenia crosses. Instead of the usual 4-6 weeks in cold stratification, the crosses were left in cold and damp stratification for over 3 months. It’s been very rough so I haven’t been able to get to them as soon as I would of liked to. Anyway,  a week later, on 20 May 2012, I began to notice that the seeds sprouted!

Seeing this gives me a renewed sense of hope, especially given the very rough growing season I’ve been having so far.  Many promising crosses have sprouted and there are so many awesome things to look forward to.  Anyway, a few folks have asked  me about how to germinate Sarracenia seeds.  A post on my set up and Sarracenia seed germination to follow soon! In the meantime, here’s a couple photos of the next generation.


Sarracenia moorei, select clone.

Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x "Green Monster"Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”

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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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Sarracenia readii x moorei – Select Clone

Posted on October 17, 2011 | 5 comments

Earlier this year I got a recent division of S. readii x moorei – select. This was created by Phil Faulisi – and I’m really happy that it threw up some recent late pitchers.  I can’t wait to see the large pitchers it will throw up next year. I’ve seen some established divisions of this plant with impressive pitchers.

S. readii is a rubra/leucophylla hybrid.  S. moorei is a flava/leucophylla hybrid.  The late pitchers on this plant are quite a treat this late in the season, thanks to the S. leucophylla influence which sends up nice pitchers in the fall.  A few other plants in the garden have already been reduced to phyllodia. (Phyllodia are those non carnivorous leaves – they catch sun rays for the photosynthesis action…)

Ahh, I’m going to enjoy this cuz dormancy is right around the corner… 🙂

Sarracenia readii x moorei, select clone[Sarracenia readii x moorei – select clone]

 

Sarracenia readii x moorei, select clone[Sarracenia readii x moorei – select clone]

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Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’

Posted on April 30, 2011 | 3 comments

So, I think a recent event had a few people talking about some royal thingmabobberish shindig thang… rrrrrrrright? I haven’t been watching the news or anything, so not sure what all the hullabaloo is about. I’ll probably hear about it sooner or later.  I’ve just been overhearing bits and pieces of “royal-this” or “royal-that”…

Anyways, since we’re on the topic of “royal-this and thats” – I might as well throw this into the mix. Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’! (Formerly the Sarracenia known as Prince,  no, I mean — “Big Red”) 😉

Sarracenia 'Royal Ruby'
[Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’]

Sarracenia 'Royal Ruby'
[Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’]

Sarracenia 'Royal Ruby'
[Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’]

Sarracenia 'Royal Ruby'
[Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’]

Sarracenia 'Royal Ruby'
[Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’]

The following info on S. ‘Royal Ruby’ can be found in the International Carnivorous Plant Society Newsletter:
(http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v38n1p12_22.html#Ruby)
“Sarracenia ‘Royal Ruby’  is a natural S. ×moorei hybrid collected from northern Florida in 1991. Phil Faulisi obtained the plant in 1992. Even before the pitchers are fully developed and open they display a distinct pink flush that deepens as the pitcher matures. Overall the lower portion of the pitchers is coloured a deep olive-green while the upper portions are suffused in lush pink/red raspberry tones. The quality of this colour is best described as luminous or iridescent, and often makes clusters of pitchers appear to glow. Under intense light this raspberry colour can suffuse the upper three-fourths of the pitcher but more commonly it dominates the upper half to upper third of the pitcher. This plant shows a high degree of the S. leucophylla influence in the shape of the hood displaying significant ruffling. Likewise, fenestrations on the hood and upper regions of the pitcher expose the S. leucophylla influence in the cross. The pitchers of S. ‘Royal Ruby’ typically grow 76-86 cm (30-34 inches) in height, but pitchers over 107 cm (42 inches) in height have been observed (PF). The flowers are bi-coloured, the petals being predominantly red with orange/yellow tips. This plant must be reproduced only through vegetative means to ensure that its unique nature is maintained.

The name ‘Royal Ruby’ was chosen by Phil in May 2004 because of the regal beauty of the plant and how the colour is similar to that of Burmese rubies. S. ‘Royal Ruby’ was previously distributed by Phil as S. ×moorei “Big Red”.

http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v38n1p12_22.html#Ruby

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That’s WASSSUP!

Posted on April 24, 2011 | 2 comments

Yo, wasssss*up*!  This moorei’s wasssss*up*, that’s foh sho, homies.
Here’s some moorei radness to kick this week off!

Sarracenia moorei - Milton, FL
[Sarracenia moorei – Milton, FL]

Dude, this is straight up — straight up! A couple of years ago, fellow carnie Dean Cook sent me a small division of an interesting moorei.  (Dean runs Cook’s Carnivorous Plants – be sure to check his site out, good selection, price, and quality!) When it started to pitcher for me a couple years ago, I noticed the pitchers having this pretty fresh trait – the hood on this moorei points up.  Pretty nifty, methinks! This year, now that the division is more mature, it is putting out some nicely colored pitchers full of that upwardly straight up goodness. That’s WASSSUP! 🙂

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