A few weeks ago Carson Trexler (https://americanpitcherplant.com/) and I had the pleasure of visiting DJ’s fantastic carnivorous garden. Soooo many cool plants. DJ is one of the cornerstones of the Portland carnivorous plant group and an outstanding individual. On so many occasions, she has always been willing to lend a helping hand; the plants and I are truly thankful for her. Here are a few photos from her yard – enjoy! (Click on photos to enlarge.) Thanks for having us over, DJ! 🙂
A sweet catesbaei cross I did back in 2016: Sarracenia purpurea montana x flava var. ornata – lidless. These babies resulting from this cross sport an upright pinched hood and some glorious veins. Fun stuff!
S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x leucophylla “Pale” – Clone 13 – Cross by Travis H. Wyman, 2008.
This is one sweet one from the batch. It gets the angular nectar roll, thanks mama, S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ and there’s a subtle reverse-vein thing that also goes on. Early season pitchers open pink and colors get deeper as the season rolls on.
Some time ago, Jerry Addington crossed what appeared to be normal looking S. purpurea with other normal looking S. purpurea. A few of the resulting progeny looked pretty interesting. Last season Jerry had gifted me divisions of different clones and it’s been pretty cool to watch them adjust and develop. These have been growing outdoors since last season and have survived through one PNW winter. Photos are of recently opened pitchers, and on these fresh ones there is a lot of pink/rust color. I’ve noticed that on some plants those pink/rust areas will eventually bleach out. Let’s see if that will be consistent with these purp things. There’s already some hints of this showing and it has steadily been shifting each day. Certainly will be exciting to watch these evolve through their first year outdoors.
Sarracenia ‘Crown of Thorns’ – Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman, 2008.
Parentage: S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricoropra x leucophylla) – clone 10
Sarracenia flava ‘Pastel’ – from Steve G. Early season June traps starting to get that faint blush of color. This will be my first season growing Pastel outdoors, I’m pretty excited to watch this one evolve. (Thanks, Steve!)
Here’s an interesting moorei seedling that has been catching my eye. It is still a young plant but already shows some great character and rich color. It’s not quite lidless, but it does have an interesting “abbreviated” hood. The hood pairs well with the large cavernous maw. This is a select clone of a moorei cross I did in 2017, germinated 2018 – grown completely outdoors.
Hello! June has been off to a busy but growth filled month. Pitchers are open, while a few are still inflating here and there. It is a joy to witness their shapes colors shifting. Some of the once tiny seedlings are now throwing up pitchers with some promising character. God, it’s fantastic to see them evolve! Without further delay, here’s an assortment of snapshots captured over the last couple of weeks.
New horns are emerging. The creature’s crest is comprised of the oft-despised Sarracenia “Smurf”. Not only is the plant fitting in form and in shape for this piece — but also in reputation. I loved the way the old pitchers from last season looked, so I left them on. The gnarled and twisted foliage compliments the overall piece so nicely. This was definitely a fun one to create.
To the left is the planter in Sep of 2020. That’s about when this infernal alien amalgamation was spawned into existence.
The stone horns were custom cast by Kierstin at SmogTeeth, and eyes conjured by Megan’s Beaded Designs.
Cloudflow – Clips from 28 -29 May 2021.