More lidless-ness? Yes please. Here are some clips and photos of the lidless S. moorei seedlings, resulting from a primary cross of two lidless plants: S. leucophylla ‘Bris’ x flava “lidless giant”. The cross was done in 2021. Pollination in May, seed harvested in September, then germinated in December of that year. Out of the five seeds, three sprouted and two survived. This past season, seedlings grew outside for most of the year. After a very quick autumn quasi-dormancy, the seedlings were moved indoors under lights to get them growing again. Enjoy a few clips of documenting the recent pitchers, Dec 2023.

The plants are still developing – so far I like what I’m seeing. Some general observations: At first glance, seedlings do look very much like the mother plant: S. leucophylla ‘Bris’. The latest pitchers on both seem to have a touch more stockiness, compared to S. ‘Bris’. The “nub” ( or “pitcher column” I guess? “Nub” sounds funnier tho…) looks to also be a little stouter in comparison to the nub-to-pitcher ratio of the mother plant. Pitcher development on the seedlings starts off flat. I’ve seen this characteristics with other lidless Sarracenia. One pitcher can been seen in the photos/video in this pitcher-inflating transitory state. For coloration – as the pitchers age, the pitcher nub-dongle-column-thingy develops a red coloration. This characteristic is from the pollen parent – S. flava lidless giant. The recent pitchers do not have this coloration yet, but as they mature I hope to see that characteristic pull through.

To add on to all of the lidless excitement – one seedling even had a pitcher sporting a double nub! YES. DOUBLE. NUB. Twice as much lidless flavoring infused into that one pitcher. 🙂 Fun stuff!

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