Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
Cross by Brooks Garcia, 2008
Photo taken 20 October 2012
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Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
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Tagged 2008, Adrian Slack, Brooks Garcia, Carnivorous Plant, Leah Wilkerson, North American Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia, Sarracenia Hybrid
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
I recently was cleaning and re-potting some of the S. (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’ babies and wanted to share a few photos of the resilient youngsters. This was a cross I did back in 2009. As with all of my other plants, they were struggling for most of the year due to the low light levels in the last grow area. Things are coming around I am constantly amazed by what I see. The pod parent plant is a richly colored S. leucophylla x oreophila clone that I obtained years ago from Karen Oudean. I used pollen from S. ‘Adrian Slack’ and got a wide range of great looking young plants. Here are a few that have made an exceptional come back thus far. I am hoping for a great spring flush of pitchers next season. Being that the plants are recovering, who knows what they’ll look like next year with a full season of light? I can only dream.
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Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
First up is this one rather subtle yet elegantly tinted clone. It has a slight coppery blush about it. The pitcher recently opened as you may be able to tell as the nectar roll hasn’t quite fully unfurled. I’ll be watching it to see how that color develops. It would be interesting if most of the exterior of the pitcher will copper up, while the interior stays light.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
Another angle of the same plant above. There’s a few prominent vertical veins at this point in time – not too vieney. I like it. Who knows if more of those veins will fill in and lace the pitcher as it ages? I am also hoping for some of the white coloration to pull through from the leucophylla influences of both parents, even if it’s a quiet expression. With the obvious lack of strong color, I am still impressed by the form and structure of this one. Neat-o.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
Here’s another one from the batch. More veins are visible on this one. At this point in time, there appears to be some white “frosting” to the nectar roll adding a nice touch of color and depth to the overall look of the plant.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
Another clone, this one looking a little more rugged than the others. The shape of the nectar roll exhibited by the pitcher in the foreground reminds me a little bit of S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ it has a bit of that angularity mixed in. This is another one of those – eh, who knows?! The parentage of S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ is S. oreophila, Sand Mountain x S. ‘Royal Ruby’. All of the species in S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ (oreophila, leucophylla, flava) have a representation going on in this scenario. The pitcher in the rear has a nice little dip in the lip to it. Too early to tell if that toothy angularity will be consistent though. Whatever, I’m still likin’ it.
Sarracenia (leucophylla x oreophila) Oudean Clone x ‘Adrian Slack’
This one has a nice radiant brightness about it. It is freshly opened so the coloration will most likely change. Right now, a lot of the white from the Sarracenia leucophylla influence from both sides of the parentage is apparent here. What I like about this one is that the heavy undulating lid that follows most of the Sarracenia leucophylla hybrids has been diluted, and what is left is the leucophylla color without all the frills. As with everything else, it’s too young to tell if all the current characteristics will remain. What I do know is that they are making a good recovery and that I look forward to the surprises they’ll have in store next season.
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Tagged 2009, Adrian Slack, carnivorous, hybrid, Karen Oudean, leucophylla, North American Pitcher Plant, oreophila, Plant, Recovery, Sarracenia, seedlings, variations
Mouthy Offspring
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.
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Tagged breeding, Carnivorous Plant, flava, hybrid, leucophylla, minor, North American Pitcher Plant, okefenokeensis, Red, Sarracenia, widemouth
Sarracenia areolata x ‘Dana’s Delight’
Ahhh. this cross is showing off some bangin’ color right here! Almost as if to say – “Yo, look at me. LOOK AT MEEEEE!” – A deep and vibrant fall flush of color explodes above the old floppy foliage. This is Sarracenia areolata x ‘Dana’s Delight’ (or ‘Diana’s Delight’) – a cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman from 2008 that I grew out from seed. Seed was received from Dr. Wyman on 17 July 2008. A couple different clones photographed below. Bangin’.
Sarracenia areolata x ‘Dana’s Delight’
Sarracenia areolata x ‘Dana’s Delight’
Sarracenia areolata x ‘Dana’s Delight’
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.
What’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.
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora)
x “Green Monster”
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Tagged anthocyanin free, Carnivorous Plant, flava, Green monster, hybrid, leucophylla, North American Pitcher Plant, purple lips, recessive, rubricorpora, Sarracenia
Sarracenia alata “Veinless”
If you’ve been following my blog, following me on twitter, or even had a 2 minute conversation with me about Sarracenia, you already know that my obsession is anthocyanin free plants. (Those are plants that lack anthocyanin, or the pigments that give the plants the colors that range from red to blue.) I know, I know… I am strange.
I must confess that I think I’m starting to have a little crush on veinless plants too. They’re hawt. (GASP!) Now, those are not anthocyanin free as there’s still some red/pink tones in the leaves. “Erm…OH GAWD ROB, THAT’S SO BLAND AND BORING!“, you may say. Well, yeah. Duh. It’s different. And I like it! I find that vienless plants have this delicate and elegant element about them. Perhaps it’s the hues of the pink and yellows that leads me to think this. It gives the plant this quiet glow. Such a nice contrast to all the face-melting loud coloration and patterns of many a fine specimen out there. (Hey, there’s nothing wrong with those either, love those too!)
Here’s a few photos of S. alata “veinless.” I know that there’s some faint veins in the photos below, but as it ages, I think that those fade out anyway. I received the plant this year. Along with the rest of the plants, it has had a rough spring/summer and now recovering quite nicely. It’s making a good comeback and looking forward to more veinless goodness next season.
Sarracenia alata “veinless”
Sarracenia alata “veinless”
Sarracenia alata “veinless”
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Tagged alata, carnivorous, North American Pitcher Plant, Pitcher Plant, Plant, rad, Sarracenia, veinless
Floppy
More fun stuff I’m finding as I’m wading through the seemingly endless mass of garbled pitchers. Here’s a pot of different clones of a cross I did of S. “Starry Night” x ‘Hummer’s Hammer Head‘. As you can tell in the pot, lots of variation going on there. In fact, check out the previous posts on this cross here and here. Fun stuff! (I just gotta find the other siblings… I am not joking when I say pots are all over the place still!) The thing that kind of caught my attention was this large freakin’ floppy hooded beast thing on skinny popsicle stick pitcher tubes. WTF. It’s kind of a freak. But that’s ok. Freaks are good. Happy Friday!
Sarracenia “Starry Night” x ‘Hummer’s Hammer Head’
Sarracenia “Starry Night” x ‘Hummer’s Hammer Head’
Sarracenia “Starry Night” x ‘Hummer’s Hammer Head’
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Tagged breeding, Freak, Hummers Hammer Head, hybrid, North American Pitcher Plant, Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia, Starry Night
