More frozen fun from this morning! This week, temps have been dipping into the low 20’s and teens – and some plants still look decent. S. purpurea (most notably northern types) and their hybrids can take that cold – with the pitchers lasting into the next season. More recently I’ve been drawn to purpurea and purpurea type plants lately. Not just for the looks, but also for cold hardiness. … Read More
Seedling Spotlight: Lidless
Pitcher plants come in all sorts of colors and forms. They look pretty unique already … but those lidless ones? Oh, those lidless ones are on another level of strange and I like it! They are beautifully bizarre and appear heliamphora-esque. I enjoy the overall look of their simplified shapes. Back in 2019, I crossed S. flava var. rubricorpora – lidless and S. flava – lidless giant. That cross … Read More
Sarracenia Seedlings
Hi! Here’s a few seedlings that have been under lights this winter. Some of the characteristics are now starting to show and I’m pretty excited to see how these evolve! There’s a few interesting ones I’m watching. As always, I am enjoying the journey. Witnessing something that was once a concept manifest into something tangible, beautiful, and carnivorous is pretty special. 🙂
Seedling: S. luteola x purpurea “Smurf”
Last month I pulled some seedlings from the outdoors to grow under lights indoors for the winter. This will give them a little jump in growth to prepare for next season. A few years ago I did some crosses with the uniquely shaped S. purpurea “Smurf”. Smurf has an interesting form with a hood that tightly rolls inward. This causes the hood to form a point or appear contorted. … Read More
Frosty
Mornings have recently been pretty chilly and during this time, days have been starting off with frosted plants. And icy water tables. Warmer days are around the corner, but for now I’m enjoying the haunting beauty of dormancy. Here’s a few frames of frosted foliage. Photos are from 26 Jan 2022.
Super Duper!
There’s a new anthocyanin free Sarracenia in the collection. Sarracenia purpurea f. luteola ‘Super-duper’! A huge thank you to Bob Ziemer for this fantastic plant. This is an incredible large growing luteola. The official cultivar description can be found here: https://cpn.carnivorousplants.org/articles/CPNv49n3p139_142.pdf Upon opening the box, I was shocked by the impressive size of the plant. The other luteolas that I grow have not gotten anywhere close to this size. … Read More
2022: First Flower
The first flower of 2022 goes to an interesting plant that resulted from 2016 cross I did: S. purpurea montana x flava var. ornata – lidless. This is the first bloom from anything of this batch. For the winter season this, along with a few others plants, have been under lights which has helped push some growth along. Outdoors is a different story; plants out there are still dormant … Read More
Sarracenia moorei – ERT Select Clone
Early last year, fellow Sarraceniaphile and friend Mike Wang sent me a small division of a really nice moorei with an outstanding prominent throat splotch. It is rather a recent addition to the garden, but so far I am really enjoying how it is turning out. Looking forward to seeing this at full maturity. Photos from Jul 2021.
Purps
S. purpurea are pretty neat Sarracenia. I admit, I was not such a fan of them starting out but they’ve slowly started to take a hold. I am a fan of their compact growth habit and overall pitcher form. There is a wide range of color and forms to be found within the S. purpurea group. From the deep dark reds, to the very porcelain like veinless ones. Some … Read More