When breeding, I’ve found that one will encounter a lot of genetic variations. Variants in all Shapes. Size. Colors. Shape. Smell. Feel. Maybe taste.
While doing some sorting in the yard, one of the seedlings really stuck out apart from its siblings. S. catesbaei “Flying Nun” x “Red Blush” (cross by Brooks Garcia) is the cross pictured below, 2 years old from seed. You can see that in the sea of red, one plant is coming up yellowish. The one in the center and the yellowish one on the upper right hand third of the photo are pitchers of the same seedling. The rest of the group is red. Ah genetics… interesting stuff indeed.
[Sarracenia catesbaei "Flying Nun" x "Red Blush"]
Very cool. All that genetic variation makes for constant surprises. I’m growing out another of Brooks’ purp-intense crosses and I’m expecting to see similar variation. But I’m a year behind your seedlings and won’t really see too much until next year.
Hi James, thanks for stoppin’ by the blog! Yes, love all the genetic variation and surprises that come about when hybridizing! Do keep us posted on the results of the purp-intense crosses you have — always love to hear from other growers! Cheers!