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Go Green!

Posted on July 8, 2010 | 3 comments

In today’s world, we hear a lot about being green. Think green. Be green. Green. Anthocyanin Free that is. (Anthocyanin is that pigment that makes things… well, er… not green… ) I’m partial to Sarracenia that are free and lacking in anthocyanin.   So in light of this, I wanted to share with you a few photos of only some my green plants.   These few photos all from this year. Enjoy 🙂

Sarracenia leucophylla flower, opening
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Sarracenia psittacina
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Sarracenia courtii
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Sarracenia leucophylla x rubra ssp. jonesii
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Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa v. burkii f. luteola
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Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa
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Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii
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Sarracenia “Green Monster”
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Sarracenia (purpurea ssp. purpurea x rubra ssp. jonesii) x (leucophylla x rubra ssp. gulfensis)
One of my own select seedlings from a cross I did in 2008.
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In the foreground – Sarracenia… something! Another one of my own anthocyanin free crosses, a few months old. The cross is secret, for now. Keep checking in and I will update you on the progress and reveal the identity in due time. 🙂
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…And another Sarracenia courtii, going green, going vegan. GOING VEGAN!!!
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Behind the Shell

Posted on July 5, 2010 | Leave a comment

Sarracenia Seed Pod: Behind the Shell

Hey everyone! I’m still stuck on this beginnings/seeds thread — so, before we embark further on our hybrid journey, I just wanted to show you what lies behind that shell. I took this photo in September of 2009.  This particular cross is Sarracenia (oreophila x willisii) x “Green Frog”.   This is a first glance of this cross in its seed/behind the shell form. I carefully stripped away the shell and left the seeds attached. Each one of those seeds has the potential to become some pretty interesting plant. Each will be different. Some will be stronger than others, some will appear to be more like one parent, and some will look more like the other. Some will clearly have characteristics of both. Each will be different; but for now as you can see – they all begin pretty much looking the same.   All of these great plants we see around us start off the same. Lil’ small things. Yet, the potential inside each of those small things is inexplicably unfathomable.

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myPod.

Posted on July 4, 2010 | Leave a comment


Sarracenia Seed Pod

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The pod.

I took this photo of a Sarracenia seed pod last year (2009) and thought it would be fitting to share during this “beginning” of this blog. Contained in the pod are the little seeds of the beautiful tubular death leaves. Encapsulated in each seed is beauty. The Sarracenia’s beauty for me lies in both it’s aesthetic form and deadly function.

The pod is a milestone in hybridizing that I strive for. For me, this is where the perception and interpretations are made manifest. This is where the hypothesis begins to solidify.  In the pod are the seeds of vision that will be tried in period of cold stratification and then brought to life later in warmth and light.

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The Pitcher Plant Project

Posted on July 3, 2010 | 5 comments

Hello everyone! Simply summed up: I’m Sarracenia addicted so I decided to put up this blog about the plants I grow to give everyone a little window into this corner of my world. I love to garden, I love to grow things – but the plants that I obsess over are the Sarracenia. I am captivated and intrigued by these cylindrical savages – and most of all, I love to create hybrids from the plants that I have.  I’m pretty new to this art, but OH what a wonderful addiction this is.

I guess that’s why I call it “the project” since in my mind there are so many ideas and images of Sarracenia that have yet to be made manifest. I am always striving, imagining, and working on some sort of project with these plants. It will be a few years before I see some of the ideas I have become tangible, but I hope this blog would help document this journey.

I’ve met and connected with so many wonderful individuals in the few years that I’ve been growing that have been teaching and inspiring me in this Sarracenia/carnivorous journey, and I am forever thankful to them. (You know who you are). This blog would not be here if it wasn’t for your guidance, your care, your friendship and your love.  So, thank you!

And to the other other readers out there that may just be happening to stumble upon this humble blog, Welcome! I hope this blog will inspire you to get out there and plant something 😉

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