Sarracenia have such a wide range of form and hues. One particular set of Sarracenia I am very drawn to are the AF (anthocyanin free) types. Anthocyanin (that red pigment) is absent in these plants. They may not be as flashy as some of their more colorful counterparts, but they do have a certain aura about them. Without the competing hues, I start to pay attention to other nuances … Read More
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! 2022 is here! Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead filled with happiness and health! Winter is here. It is cold and work outdoors tends to go on the back burner until things warm up. It is currently 28°F out and the high temp today will be 32°F. Yes. The high today will be freezing. I am not too fond of working with frozen peat and … Read More
Seedling Spotlight: Lidless Moorei
A very special seed recently germinated. It may not look like much now, but this is one that I’m pretty excited about. As some of you may know, I’m into strange and interesting looking plants. This recent sprout is no exception and is one that I’m really looking forward to watching develop. The parentage uses two lidless plants – S. leucophylla ‘Bris’ as the pod parent and the pollen … Read More
DJ’s Garden
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 … Read More
Catesbaeis
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 leuco “Pale” Clone 13
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 Purp Things from Jerry
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
Crown of Thorns
Sarracenia ‘Crown of Thorns’ – Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman, 2008.Parentage: S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricoropra x leucophylla) – clone 10
S. flava ‘Pastel’
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!)
Abbreviated
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.