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Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube”
Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube” A flava clone originating from Botanique Parentage: S. flava var. rubricorpora x flava var. cuprea Sarracenia flava “Cinnamon Tube” A flava clone originating from...
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Sarracenia “Orange Glow” x ‘Adrian Slack’
In 2009 I crossed S. moorei “Orange Glow” and S. ‘Adrian Slack’. Not sure exactly what I was expecting by crossing two moorei plants together, but I can say that breeding projects involving S. ‘Adrian...
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Bog Goblin – AF Weirdness: Part 1
Last year I received S. “Bog Goblin” from Brooks Garcia. The parentage is Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla x (leucophylla AF x rubra ssp. jonesii AF). Looks pretty anthocyanin free,...
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Bog Goblin – AF Wierdness: Part 2
In the last post, it seems that the plant I have shows off anthocyanin free qualities – without any red coloring. I mean, it’s *supposed* to be AF, right? After all, Brooks Garcia did this cross with...
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S. ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia ((rubra x oreophila) x flava v. rugelii) x ‘Adrian Slack’ Select plant from a 2009 cross.
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They’re ALIVE!
This year, I started my seeds in the greenhouse without any use of lighting or additional heat. *GASP!* Yeah, really! I normally would start them under lights (like this), but I ended up with about 150...
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I am saddened by the recent news of Bob Hanrahan’s passing. This is a great loss to the carnivorous plant community. My deep and sincere condolences to Bob’s family. Bob is a legend and has been such...
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New Nepenthes and the Nepenthes Reloaction
When I came home just this recent Friday, I was excited to see a big ol’ box waiting for me. A box full of NEPENTHES! Yay! A HUGE thank you to Kinjie Coe for sending all of these wonderful gems. The...
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S.’Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’– The Four 2010 Clones
Back in 2010 I crossed S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ with pollen from S. ‘Adrian Slack’ and only 4 out of the batch for that year survived. You can see more photos of the first clone that really took off this...
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Sarracenia minor – Anthocyanin Free
Sarracenia minor is one of those plants that have such simple and streamlined beauty. No frills, no overly loud-melt-your-face-off colors for the most part (although I enjoy that too…) It’s just a...
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Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’: Vintage 2011
A new batch of S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ x ‘Adrian Slack’ are throwing out some promising pitchers. S. “Legacy” is made up of the same cross. I received these seeds from Brooks Garcia a couple of years ago...
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Sarracenia flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’
The quest for more anthocyanin free goodness continues! Here’s one interesting cross that I will be using in future breeding efforts. The parents are S. flava var. rugelii x flava ‘Suspicion’. It’s...
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Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora”) x “Green...
Howdy! Here’s an update on this little mash up… *** Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) x “Green Monster”
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Up and Coming AF Seedlings
If you know me, you know I can’t get enough of the anthocyanin free plants! Here are a few up and coming green seedlings. Some are a result of breeding with anthocyanin free recessive plants (those...
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Angles
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla) – clone 15 I was going through some photos from earlier this year and found this angular beast. The photo was taken back on 27...
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Better Late Than Never
Darlingtonia californica My Darlingtonias have been off to a slow start this year. I’m guessing in part because I’m keeping them on the shadier side of the greenhouse – where it’s cool. If I move them...
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Feeding the Seedling
Drosophyllum lusitanicum Awwww! Isn’t it cute?! Here’s a young plant only a month old or so. I’m feeding it some dried bloodworms for additional sustenance. Yummy! This little seedling sprung up from...
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