Catesbaeis

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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!

Some Purp Things from Jerry

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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 … Read More

Seedling Spotlight: Montana x A. Slack

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Here’s a couple seedlings of Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana x ‘Adrian Slack’ that are coming up nicely. I can’t recall exactly when I did this cross. I do know that they are survivors and have gone on a couple of moves with me. These are outdoor grown and were shaded for most of this year. Next season I plan on moving up to a grow table where … Read More

Curious Catesbaeis

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A curious group of young S. catesbaeis are maturing and making their presence known in the seedling fray. I’m very excited to see these grow up, and I’m even more excited to work with them once they bloom. Not only do they look very promising, but they have something else going on under the surface. The parentage is S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana – Transylvania Co., NC #1 … Read More