{"id":4816,"date":"2013-03-19T08:04:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2013-03-19T08:04:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:04:02","slug":"smurfs-six-petals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/2013\/03\/smurfs-six-petals\/","title":{"rendered":"Smurf’s Six Petals"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I was working in the greenhouse yesterday, I came across something pretty unique. For a while I’ve been eagerly awaiting S. “Smurf” to bloom so that I could see how those weird genetics would play out with some of the other plants. I know that some think it’s a plant for the compost heap. After all, it is a freak. I, on the other hand, kind of like this plant’s odd character. (See photos here<\/a> for example.)<\/p>\n

At first glance, I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. However, I noticed something different as I began to harvest the pollen. Not only is this plant an oddball in foliage – it’s a bit of an\u00a0anomaly\u00a0when it comes to the flowers too.\u00a0Smurf’s flower has six petals. It also has six stigmas. Furthermore, the style is funk-tified with grooves and slight frills on the edges. Sarracenia flowers typically only have five petals. (See flower chart for parts reference,\u00a0here<\/a>.) Time will tell if the flower and pollen prove fertile.<\/p>\n

I do not know if this is petal count consistent with the other Smurfs that are out there, or if I just have a Smurf that had some sort of identity crisis and decided to do it’s own thing this year. Of course, there is a possibility that this is a one off\u00a0occurrence and that it could grow a “normal” flower next year. My other S. “Smurf” divisions have no bloom this year, but it would be very interesting to compare if I had more blooms next year. If anyone else has a S. “Smurf” in bloom, please let me know your findings; would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

\"Sarracenia
\nSarracenia “Smurf” – 18 March 2013<\/span><\/em>
\nUpon my initial observation, I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. When I went to harvest pollen, that’s when I noticed the flower was a bit different.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sarracenia<\/em>
\nSarracenia “Smurf” flower –\u00a018 March 2013<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sarracenia<\/span><\/em>
\nSarracenia “Smurf” flower – 18 March 2013<\/span><\/em>
\nThis plant truly has a unique style. Yeah, double entendre\u00a0intended.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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