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First Flava

Sarracenia flava New growth When I stared down this Sarracenia path, one of the very first plants I bought was this Sarracenia flava. It was a single point rhizome years back. Now it’s grown into a...

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AF Buds

Oooooh… now this is pretty interesting! Well, for me at least. I know there were a couple of freak early flowers that opened up last month – but seeing buds start to pop up like this always is...

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Standing Out

Hey everyone, hope your having a good week so far! Here’s a few more photos of some plants that are awake and are standing out among their (slowly waking) siblings. Enjoy! Sarracenia moorei, Yellow...

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I’m BACK!

Hey everybody! I’m BAAA-AAACK! Thawed out and alive. I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted as I’ve been up in the frozen awesomeness of Alaska. You can view a slideshow of a few shots here, or...

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Homecoming

There’s no place like home. Like I mentioned in my last post, I deeply enjoyed my visit up north (thanks again Mark!), but it feels great to be back home and with the plants again. Below are some...

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Minor … Hybrid?

Minor var. okefenokeensis? I grew the above plant from a seed batch that Brooks Garcia did in either 2008 or 2009. He crossed S. minor var. okefenokeensis with S. ‘Golden Red Jubilee’ and most of the...

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Nightshift

I would usually do all my work in the greenhouse while the sun would shine, but I’ve recently installed some lights to work by! No longer limited by daylight hours, I can get a little bit more work...

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Nightshift: Pollen Collection

It’s that time of year again! Blooms are forming fast and rising over the mass of last years foliage wreckage! This year promises to be a much better year than last in many aspects. The first two...

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Rising Blades

The form of new pitchers rising are blade-like in appearance. These swords and spears cut and pierce their way into spring; they slice past the wreck of last year’s foliage. Soon they will inflate and...

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Shooting Around

A few shots from around The Asylum. Enjoy! *** Sarracenia alata and flava section, buds rising. Sarracenia rosea “Big Mama” x flava v. ornata Cross by Phil Faulisi Seeds sown last year of S. ‘Leah...

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S. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. ornata

Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. ornata, Select Clone Cross by Phil Faulisi 

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Sink Bog Project

A sink bog. I’ve been soo itching to make one of these things. It all started after seeing Jerrod Crawford’s super awesome Carnivorous sink at Flora Grubb Gardens. Eventually I would want to do a whole...

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Friday Flower Buds & Fresh Foliage

Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a few shots of Friday flower buds & fresh foliage to kick off the weekend. Enjoy! *** Sarracenia alata – Covington Co. AL Sarracenia leucophylla “Juju Lips” Sarracenia...

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New Nepenthes Under the Dome

A couple weeks ago I received some incredible Nepenthes from the horticultural force himself, Paul Barden. The plants have been doing well in the Nepenthes dome. It’s slowly filling up, and am very...

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Smurf’s Six Petals

As I was working in the greenhouse yesterday, I came across something pretty unique. For a while I’ve been eagerly awaiting S. “Smurf” to bloom so that I could see how those weird genetics would play...

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Legacy Unfolding

A rising legacy has begun to unfold. This is the select clone of S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ – a cross that Brooks Garcia created in 2008. The word “legacy” can refer to a gift, or something...

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Blooms

Hello there, here’s a few Sarracenia buds and blooms to brighten your day. Have an awesome weekend everyone! Sarracenia Blooms Sarracenia (purpurea heterophylla x rubra ssp. jonesii) x (leucophylla x...

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Reptilian Rose Crossing Activity

Earlier this season, I organized the various S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ hybrids that were created by Dr. Travis H. Wyman. I numbered each unique seed grown plant in order to catalog them. For now, here are a...

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Finally!

S. ‘Adrian Slack’ It’s been a couple of years now that my S. ‘Adrian Slack’ has been bloom-less. After a 2 year silence, there is a bloom once again. FINALLY.

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Oreo Goodness

Various S. oreophila clones startin’ to party… Sarracenia oreophila Sarracenia oreophila Sarracenia oreophila

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