{"id":7086,"date":"2015-04-22T20:26:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T03:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/blog\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2015-04-22T20:27:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T03:27:29","slug":"collection-surfing-day-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/2015\/04\/collection-surfing-day-3-of-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection Surfing: Day 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final installment of this trilogy of vignettes takes to the wonderful garden of Martinez. Drew&#8217;s collection is beautiful madness, and his space usage (especially in the Nepenthes houses) is very efficient. As an added bonus, the great Sarracenia artist himself, the legend &#8212; Phil Faulisi accompanied us on this visit to Drew&#8217;s place too! We had a great day simply immersing ourself in botanical bliss. This was one memorable weekend filled with carnivorous plant wonder. I seriously could use more weekends like this.<\/p>\n<p><em>Drew and Selina, thank you so much for hosting us. Really appreciate you taking time out of your day to give us a tour of your amazing collection! You both are awesome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Frco911%2Fsets%2F72157651678310380%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Frco911%2Fsets%2F72157651678310380%2F&amp;set_id=72157651678310380&amp;jump_to=\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=1811922554\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=1811922554\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Frco911%2Fsets%2F72157651678310380%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Frco911%2Fsets%2F72157651678310380%2F&amp;set_id=72157651678310380&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/object>Carnivorous Garden of Drew Martinez &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\/photos\/rco911\/sets\/72157651678310380\/show\/\" target=\"_blank\">View in fullscreen<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7589\/17012507767_27433345bc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>Pitcher plant powwow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7623\/16597481504_24519290d0_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>A plethora of Sarracenia flowers.<a title=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015 by Rob Co, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rco911\/16597481504\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5345\/17032394160_5fffab376b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><br \/>\nIn that company of Sarracenia flowers, a couple gems stood out. This S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii f. luteola immediately caught my eye. Not just because it was anthocyanin free, but check the flowers out. It&#8217;s missing the umbrella shaped style! (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarracenia#\/media\/File:Sarracenia_flower_notitles.svg\" target=\"_blank\">See this as a reference of Sarracenia flower parts<\/a>.) So weird! All the flowers on it were this way. After I pointed it out, Drew called it &#8220;Freakshow.&#8221; So cool. I love them freaks!\u00a0This plant originated from a batch of seed grown plants from Chris Gussman. (Great work, Chris!) I recognized the shape and knew straight away it was from Chris since I have one too. \ud83d\ude42 Mine hasn&#8217;t bloomed yet so not sure if this trait is also expressed in the siblings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5348\/17193974566_c6f5e76afe_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/>Here&#8217;s a shot of one of the flowers from that strange luteola&#8230;<a title=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015 by Rob Co, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rco911\/17193974566\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7591\/17033753839_f73dffb591_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/>&#8230;and\u00a0of the other flower. If you see past the petals, there&#8217;s no umbrella! Go home, Sarracenia. You are drunk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7647\/17219360811_36679fac5f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/>Another flower that caught my eye after the strange luteola flower. This is S. lamentations x leucophylla. Notice anything funny about this one? Check the sepals out! (<a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/05\/Sarracenia_flower_notitles.svg\/2000px-Sarracenia_flower_notitles.svg.png\" target=\"_blank\">Again, here&#8217;s the Sarracenia flower reference photo.<\/a>) Typically Sarracenia sepals are separated into 5 distinct sepals. This plant has only one fused \/ continuous sepal. It was consistent on all of the flowers too!<a title=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015 by Rob Co, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rco911\/17219360811\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8763\/17219909305_6bd5845ab2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>An ever-so efficient use of space. It&#8217;s packed in here!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5333\/17012493247_30e945ef69_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7672\/17032387680_8bdb468b00_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7715\/17219911665_4000dc74b0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7609\/17219904165_d5b1c465d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7691\/17193958056_fe6995750a_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>Phil freaks out over this beautiful N. robcantleyi!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8778\/17012479927_fe54655529_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5328\/17032128608_0d18979c4c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8791\/16597450124_d970ed5161_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7705\/17219890835_0c609c6b06_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7686\/17219326901_84e53e5cb6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8765\/16599694443_8f49f22749_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7721\/17218186262_44b6e9d05c_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5344\/17193929676_95698e95e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/>WOW. Just&#8230; wow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8711\/17219873845_c5f6f112ea_c.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7618\/17032102498_26fd50b091_z.jpg\" alt=\"Carnivorous Plant Collection Surfing - 12 Apr 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final installment of this trilogy of vignettes takes to the wonderful garden of Martinez. Drew&#8217;s collection is beautiful madness, and his space usage (especially in the Nepenthes houses) is very efficient. As an added bonus, the great Sarracenia artist &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/2015\/04\/collection-surfing-day-3-of-3\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,695,246],"tags":[989,820,647,821,101,646,114,130,1296,1297],"class_list":["post-7086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-nepenthes-2","category-out-and-about","tag-collection","tag-drew","tag-faulisi","tag-martinez","tag-nepenthes","tag-phil","tag-pitcher-plant","tag-sarracenia","tag-surfing","tag-the-homies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}