My Carnivorous Plants

Carnivorous plants are awesome.  Here in western Washington we can grow pretty much any of the Sarracenia (American pitcher plants) species and hybrids as well as a few others.  As a child I was fascinated with venus-fly-traps because they moved when catching prey.  In my adulthood I've discovered that some (maybe not all) of the pitcher plant species and hybrids are far better bug catchers and they have stolen my heart.  Since my "collection" of pitcher plants is growing I think I ought to keep a list of what I've got and what I think of it.  This is that list:

Click here to see Sarracenia selections I have extras of listed for sale.

Sarracenia:
*S. alata forma viridescens Washington Co, AL - A nice clone with vibrant green color.  It seems to be moderately vigorous, but not heavily branching so it can't be divided super often which I think keeps the demand slightly higher than the supply for this one.

*S. leucophylla 'Super Pink' Baldwin Co, AL - Very pink selection with yellow flower 

*S. leucophylla (Franklin Co clone B) × minor (pink hood) - Very cute with good strong color AND windowing!  Really becoming eye catching as it matures. Some pitchers flop, but overall beautiful enough to be a favorite.

*S. ×moorei 'Dan Winter' - very true red veining apparent in late summer.

*S. ×moorei 'Dandy Fellow' (originated as S. Wilkerson White Knight × S. l. Hurricane Creek White (1×2)) - A very white form.  Glorious to behold.*S. ×moorei  'Lunchbox'

*S. ×moorei  'Okaloosa' Okaloosa Co, FL - Visually similar to S. ×moorei 'Wilkerson's White Knight', but more colorful and vigorous.

*S. flava var. cuprea 'Chocolate Top' - Similar to a copper top type, but with stronger coloring.  I like it.  I plan to let mine become a large colony.  :)

*S. flava var. maxima (clone #3) Berkeley Co, SC

*S. flava var. ornata 'Outlaw' Bay Co, FL - Sunning even as a small division.

*S. flava var. ornata 'Improved Black Veins' - Bred by Mike Wang.  Vigorous selection with very clear, dark veins over green pitchers.

*S. flava var. rubricorpora ((Clone L × Best Select Dark)× 'Burgundy') Liberty Co, FL - 

*S. flava var. rubricorpora ('Ultimate Dark' × 'Burgundy') Liberty Co., FL. - 

*S. flava var. rugelii ("A"×"B"clone #2 from M. Wang) - fast grower.  Produces huge erect phyllodia.  Growing huge pitchers when happy.

*S. flava var. atropurpurea 'Waccamaw' - An amazing clone, but my division is still young and I'm waiting to see how it will perform locally.  

*S. flava 'Goldie' - A select clone with pitcher tops and hoods maturing to a very appealing yellow color.

*S. jonesii - clonal division received from Ryan Smith which he has had long enough that he lost track of his original source, but likely traces back to either Sarracenia Northwest or Dean Cook.  The pictures I've found of S. jonesii at Sarracenia Northwest appear to be possibly the same clone.  I've not found any pictures of S. jonesii distributed by Dean Cook for comparison.  I've fallen in love with this clone as it keeps a high number of fully live, well colored and upright pitchers through the winter.  It has great shape too.  I'd love to use this one in breeding as I'm very interested in pitcher plants which look great all year long.

*S. oreophila 'Sarracenia Northwest' - This clone originated as a seedling grown from the ICPS seed bank and has been propagated and distributed by Sarracenia Northwest since some time in the 90's. 

*S. oreophila 'Kris Hardy' (from a cross between 'North Sound' × Sand Mountain clone)

*S. oreophila 'MKO5' De Kalb county, Alabama - supposed to have purple throat

*S. oreophila var. ornata (unspecified) Sand Mountain, Alabama - could this be a repeat of 'MK07'?

*S. oreophila var. ornata 'MKO7' Sand Mountain, Alabama

*S. oreophila four unique seedlings (from a cross between UC Berkeley clone × 'MKO5') - UCB clone is supposed to have red throat and MK05 is supposed to have a purple throat so these seedlings should be interesting.

*S. psittacina var. okefenokeensis Santa Rosa Co, FL - Large clone with a lot of red pigment

*S. psittacina var. okefenokeensis ‘Golfbalensis’ clone A. Washington Co, AL Died - want to replace

*S. minor var. okefenokeensis (M25) - Typical appearance for the variety.  Gets nice red cast near the top when in full sun.
*S. montana (seedling purchased in 2020) Greenville Co, South Carolina genetics from Barry Rice - First flower bud emerging in 2023.

*S. montana (seedling purchased in 2021) Greenville Co, South Carolina genetics from Barry Rice 

*S. flava × oreophila 'Doreen's Colossus' - A famously large growing plant.  I used to think it always had misshapen pitchers (couldn't support their own weight), but now I know that that's typically from them being greenhouse grown and not a real issue when growing outdoors. 

*S. oreophila 'North Sound' × S. flava 'Chocolate Top' - Large hybrid which I bought mistakenly thinking it was S. 'Doreen's Colossus' since it looked almost identical and I didn't check the label.  It shares the same parent species (but not the same parent clones).

*S. × 'Nereid' - A S. [(oreophilla 'Sand Mountain' × flava) × (rosea × flava - aka 'Redman')] hybrid from Jerry Addington which is part of a series named after Neptune's moons.  It is a medium sized plant with fat upright red pitchers with a greenish hood with red veins.  It struck me as being more productive of nectar on the neck and around the hood than the average pitcher plant.  I was lucky to get one as it wasn't for sale, but Jerry broke off a growing point from one of his stock plants for me.  Thanks Jerry!

*S. × 'Ophidian Bouquet' - An S. oreophilla × alata cross with amazing yellow jacket catching abilities and insanely heavy flower production.  My mature colony has produced so many flowers that they made a solid stand with no space between them.

*S. rubra ssp. gulfensis

*S. × OP - Open pollinated hybrid from Ryan Smith after he acquired it from Carson Trexler via Sarracenia Northwest.  Seems to have a touch of S. leucophylla genetics, but closer to a rubra type in shape and growth habit.

*S. purpurea "Big Purpurea" × 'Ace Addington' (a hybrid of S. alata) - Un-named, but keeping a close eye on this superior seedling I hand picked for its intense color and full coverage of same color along with its short squat pitchers that have hoods which actually cover the opening instead of pointing up like many S. purpurea hybrids which allows the rain in and knocks them over.  May be name worthy once mature.  Overwinters a fair number of pitchers that will still look reasonably good as the following year's pitchers begin to grow.  I'm looking forward to hybridizing with this one.

*S. × 'Lamentations' - A hybrid of unknown ancestry, but a solid track record.  It produces pitchers with upturned hoods, lots of red color and stays looking good well into winter when most other pitcher plants are looking a bit bedraggled. 

*S. × 'Eva' - A hybrid with some purpurea and leucophylla traits, but probably a complex hybrid with other species in the mix too.

(\/\/\/Seedlings batches not yet selected to individual clones\/\/\/)

*S. ×moorei 'Dandy Fellow' x S. flava var. cuprea 'Chocolate Top' - Hand pollinated cross that produced a lot of seed with high germination rate.  I'm hoping for something to come out of this that looks a bit different than what people normally are trying to produce with the S. ×moorei types.  What would cuprea type coloration look like over a white base color as opposed to over the typical green base.

Drosera:
*D. filiformis - Typical
*D. rotundifolia x intermedia  ??? - surprise volunteer

Dionaea muscipula: 
*D. 'Pinnacle Giant'