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Widemouth Hybrid Update

Sarracenia flava "Widemouth" x (leucophylla "red" x minor var. okefenokeensis)Sarracenia flava “Widemouth” x (leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis)

Yeah, with this wide open mouth, they look like they’re saying “AHHHH!!!” This was one of the crosses I did back in 2009, and so far it’s recovered quite nicely. Pitchers still look good this late as they put them up rather late in the season. I guess that’s just one of the side-effects of moving from those low light levels mid year. The little windows on the upper portion of the pitcher (called areoles) from the influence of the father plant (S. leucophylla “red” x minor var. okefenokeensis) carried over quite nicely. It’s subtle, but it’s there. The wide mouth influence of the mother plant also is quite apparent in this cross. They look kinda hungry…

Leucophylla Still Showing Off

Sarracenia leucophylla "Juju Lips"
Sarracenia leucophylla “Juju Lips”
A clone I received from Jacob Farin. He coined the term “Juju Lips” which is Hawaiian slang for “Big Lips”. 

leucophylla - Franklin Co., FL, A x B
Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
(Clone A x B by Wes Buckner)
The stocky thick  pitcher combined with late season color quickly made this particular clone a favorite out of the batch.

leucophylla - Franklin Co., FL, A x BSarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL
(Clone A x B by Wes Buckner)
Here’s another seedling from the same batch of seed. It doesn’t appear as thick as the other one, but still a beautiful plant. And it’s hungry too. That fly later became lunch. 

Still Decent

It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog, I know. Things have been good, but pretty busy as of late. I was out doing some work in the greenhouse yesterday and wanted to share photos of some plants that still had some decent looking foliage. During winter, I tend to start to focus on growing other plants now that the Sarracenia are pretty much asleep. I’ll start to focus on things like Nepenthes, Cephalotus, maybe some Drosera as well. And now I’m toying a little bit with Heliamphora. (Like, OMG, Heli’s are SO RAD!) You already know I’ll be updating the blog with photos of these other plants throughout the winter. Hey, you know I gotta keep growing.

Anyway, back to the Sarracenia… I find the crispy old foliage makes for an interesting juxtaposition in the photo. I’ll be going through slicing the old foliage down soon. For now, enjoy a few of the photos!

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

S. (purpurea heterophylla x rubra ssp. jonesii) x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis)-1
Sarracenia (purpurea heterophylla x rubra ssp. jonesii) x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis) – Anthocyanin Free Clone

Sarracenia "John Rizzi" x 'Judith Hindle'
Sarracenia “John Rizzi” x ‘Judith Hindle’

Sarracenia 'Hurricane Creek White' x 'Adrian Slack'
Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Hurricane Creek White’ x ‘Adrian Slack’
Young Plant

AF formosa-1-2
Sarracenia formosa, Anthocyanin Free Clone

Quick Update

Hey everyone! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted! Hope y’all been well! Honestly I haven’t been down to the greenhouse much recently just because things have been kinda busy. It’s all good. The plants are dormant or about to hit dormancy anyway. There’s still a few plants that look okay here and there, such as a few of the leucos and their hybrids – but for the most part the sleep has begun. I am still doing a lot of cleaning and organizing, and will be continually doing so throughout the course of the winter. I’ll probably bust the katana blade out later to do some slicing of old foliage… that should be fun.

During this time period, I keep the Sarracenia on the dryish side – not watering as much or as frequently. I just make sure that their soil is still moist/damp, but I don’t leave them constantly sitting in water as I would during active growth.

The cool thing is that the Nepenthes are sending out pitchers, so I’ll share a few photos of those in upcoming posts. I am also seeing pitchers grow and open up on the Cephalotus, as well as the Heliamphora. I will share those in a bit. For now here are a few photos of how things are goin’ in the Asylum.

Dormancy approcachesPlants starting to go dormant. Again, I’m leaving most of the old long foliage on there and still letting plants get that light they have missed out on.

Young Sarracenia TableYes, I know it looks messy. These are young plants I am still growing out. Again, you can see the long and stretched foliage.

Nepenthes HouseThe Nepenthes are doing well and loving their dome!

Sphagnum mossIt doesn’t look like much, but I’m growing out some sphagnum moss. I basically took a pot of sphagnum and just tore it up and am growing them in trays.

AF TableHere’s the anthocyanin free section. You can see the older leaves browning up. I’m looking forward to watching this table grow out next year!

Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Here’s some S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ hybrid diversity for your enjoyment! Below are just a few of the siblings from the same pod of S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla). This cross was done by Dr. Travis H. Wyman. You can see some of the S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ characteristics showing up in the progeny.  S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ (created by Phil Faulisi) is one of my favorite plants because of that jagged nectar roll and also the sweet rose-scent it emits. That angular nectar roll characteristic has transferred onto some of the offspring. Other crosses display more of the influence of the pollen parent plant, a moorei. They didn’t get a chance to develop as much as I would of liked this year because of those low light levels earlier, but I am looking forward to comparing their growth next season. Below are only a few of the crosses, but again it illustrates the rich and great diversity contained within a seed pod.

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Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Sarracenia 'Reptililan Rose' x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla)

Spy Vs. Spy

Sarracenia 'Spy Vs. Spy'Sarracenia “Spy Vs. Spy”

This interesting plant originated from Brooks Garcia – which he christened as Sarracenia “Spy Vs. Spy” after the MAD Magazine comic that debuted in 1961. The plant looks like it belongs in the comic! More info on  “Spy Vs. Spy” on the Wiki here!

Sarracenia leucophylla – Franklin Co., FL – A x B

Sarracenia lecuophyllaSarracenia leucophylla
Franklin Co., FL – Clone A x Clone B
Cross by Wes Buckner