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...
View ArticleAF 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...
View ArticleStanding 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...
View ArticleI’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...
View ArticleHomecoming
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...
View ArticleMinor … 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...
View ArticleNightshift
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...
View ArticleNightshift: 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...
View ArticleRising 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...
View ArticleShooting 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...
View ArticleS. leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. ornata
Sarracenia leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava v. ornata, Select Clone Cross by Phil Faulisi
View ArticleSink 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...
View ArticleFriday 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleSmurf’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...
View ArticleLegacy 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...
View ArticleBlooms
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...
View ArticleReptilian 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...
View ArticleFinally!
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.
View ArticleOreo Goodness
Various S. oreophila clones startin’ to party… Sarracenia oreophila Sarracenia oreophila Sarracenia oreophila
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