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Home sweet home! I recently returned from a family vacation up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. It’s nice to be back, but I really do miss it up there. I got the chance to visit Karen Oudean and...
View ArticleSarracenia leucophylla – Hurricane Creek White
The Sarracenia leucophyllas and their hybrids are putting on a show this time of year. Below are some frames of Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Hurricane Creek White’. I received these plants from fellow...
View ArticleSarracenia Alata “Red Mustache”
Sarracenia alata “Red Mustache” – Jackson Co., MS I received this Sarracenia alata from fellow grower Richard Stroop, who calls it Sarracenia alata “Red Mustache” cuz it has, well… a red mustache....
View ArticleSarracenia alabamensis
Whether you say S. rubra ssp. alabamensis, or S. alabamensis ssp. alabamensis, it is still a pretty nice plant in my humble opinion. Sure it’s not as showy as some of it’s other Sarracenia species...
View ArticleA Visit: Oudean’s Willow Creek and Courting Frogs Nursery
I recently returned from a family vacation up in Seattle, WA. I love it up there! While I was up there, I had the privilege of visiting my friends Karen Oudean (Oudean’s Willow Creek Nursery) and...
View ArticleThe Princes
Here are some of the “princes” that are are growing in the garden. Sarracenia “Dark Prince” A beautiful S. readii cross created by Brooks Garcia that involves S. leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”...
View ArticleSarracenia moorei – Anthocyanin Free
A young Sarracenia moorei – anthocyanin free clone (Sarracenia leucophylla – Anthocyanin Free x flava ‘Suspicion’)
View ArticleSarracenia “Green Monster” x rosea “Big Mama”
Sarracenia “Green Monster” x rosea “Big Mama” is a cross I did back in 2011, and started to germinate in May of 2012. I’m looking forward to using these in future AF breeding projects as they contain...
View ArticleSarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket”
Sarracenia leucophylla season is in full swing here, and you’ll be seeing more leucophylla elegance in the upcoming posts! Sarracenia leucophylla “Wilkerson’s Red Rocket” is an outstanding leucophylla...
View ArticleSarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x ‘Adrian Slack’– Clone #1
This is a cross I did back in 2010 between S. ‘Reptilian Rose’ and S. ‘Adrian Slack’ – you can see how this plant (as well as it’s other siblings) looked like earlier in the year in this post. It’s...
View ArticleNepenthes: In Different Light
Ever since this article on glowing carnivorous plants was written, I’ve always wanted to try photographing the plants under UV light. I’ve tried various types of black lights, but most of those lights...
View ArticleSarracenia leucophylla ‘Bris’
To some, the mutants and monstrosities of the Sarracenia world are hideous and repulsive. I know that many aren’t into this sorta thing, but that’s ok. Everyone has their own taste. For me, I find...
View ArticleSarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla) – Clone 2
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava var. rubricorpora x leucophylla) – Clone 2 Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman – 2008
View ArticleSunset
If you haven’t already done so, check out the October issue of Sunset Magazine! (Go and buy it now!) I’m so grateful and humbled to be featured in the October issue of Sunset. I’m truly honored to know...
View ArticleSarracenia “Legacy”… in Bloom?!
Yes, blooms on Sarracenia can happen at times during the fall for reasons that are unknown to me. Often times the flowers during this time of season are on a shorter stalk . One plant that recently...
View ArticleDon and Phil Visit
I recently had my good friends Don Elkins of Mesa Exotics and Phil Faulisi over. They are both phenomenal growers that share this mad Sarracenia passion with me. Although the collection is starting to...
View ArticleDarlingtonia: Love at First Site
Last weekend, carnie-bro Mike Wang and I went on an epic trip to see Darlingtonia growing in their natural habitat. Ironically, this would be my very first time seeing carnivorous plants in situ. Hey,...
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