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 … Read More
Curious Catesbaei Encounters of the Lidless Kind
The seedlings are growing and it has been remarkable to witness the growth and evolution of these babies. It’s really exciting to see how these are shaping up. These are a few photos to document the growth and journey of a 2022 selfing of S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana x flava var. ornata – lidless. Here are some seedlings from the batch. (An update to this post…)
Lidless S. x Catesbaei
The evolution of an intangible concept into something tactile is fascinating. Sarracenia provide a wonderful canvas to observe the growth and advancement of something that may have started out in reverie. This is an update on one of those daydreams. I had this strange notion and in 2016 was able to take the first successful steps on this journey. I did a cross between S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. … Read More
Lidless Moorei: S. ‘Bris’ x flava “Lidless Giant”
Update to this. In May of 2021 I did a cross between two lidless plants – S. leucophylla ‘Bris’ x S. flava “lidless giant”. It’s a pretty interesting primary lidless cross. Seeds harvested in Sep of that year. Five seeds were harvested. Three germinated. Two survived. And I am sure glad those did. I had them growing outdoors this year. They’ve developed slowly but steadily. One is now showing … Read More