S. flava var. rubricorpora 'ERT Recessive' Bay Co, FL
Jun 26, 2018 15:42:26 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Jun 26, 2018 15:42:26 GMT -5
As many of you know, S. flava var. rubricorpora from Bay Co, FL tend to color up under optimal conditions as the traps age: this even happens in nature! The traps start off greenish with a bit of red mixed in! What's not well known is that there are a few clones that seem to color up right after the traps open, which leads us to this particular clone in this thread.
For the most part, this ERT recessive rubricorpora is pretty darn red right when the traps open and it gets much more red as the traps age. Interesting? Well, there's more to the story: in case you were wondering what the heck does ERT recessive mean, it has great significance to this particular individual. Why?
Out of a batch of S. flava ('extreme red throat x rubricorpora), both parents from Bay Co, FL, a lot of the offspring turned out to be..hmmmm, how do I put this...crappy! To be fair, they had nice shape, but there was neither the extreme red throat nor did the traps color up even after they aged a bit! They could probably color up, but imagine a rubricorpora that's extremely difficult to coax out the red body-that's what these were, and they made up the majority of the offspring. However, I did get one jaw dropping extreme red throat with a nice red body, remember S. flava var. rubricorpora 'super extreme red throat? Well, in case you forgot or never saw it, here's a picture of super extreme red throat:
Yes, the ERT recessive individual is a sibling to that plant! ERT recessive has no extreme red throat, but you know it has the genetic potential to create some CRAZY extreme red throat when the right cross is made. Plus, it has a very dominant, dark red coloration in the body-those two genetic traits(one hidden, the other expressed) make this clone special. Is the body darker and does it color up BECAUSE of the suppression of the extreme red throat? Not sure. How about this: what is the right cross to get these two characteristics to shine in the next generation of offspring? No idea, but I'll hopefully find out via experimentation.
Here's some pics of the traps right when they opened, photos taken 5/29/18. I suspect this clone, considering how it colors up right away, can get much darker than your average Bay co, FL rubricorpora. Notice the lid is greenish to start, much like the liberty Co, FL plants:
The throat is mostly red, so you can't see any ERT action. But I know it's in the genes because the mother was an ERT:
The rest of the pics below were taken 6/25/18, but this was literally right after a heat wave, many of the traps got burnt!
Had a hard time getting a good pic, was in a hurry to get to work on time:
For the most part, this ERT recessive rubricorpora is pretty darn red right when the traps open and it gets much more red as the traps age. Interesting? Well, there's more to the story: in case you were wondering what the heck does ERT recessive mean, it has great significance to this particular individual. Why?
Out of a batch of S. flava ('extreme red throat x rubricorpora), both parents from Bay Co, FL, a lot of the offspring turned out to be..hmmmm, how do I put this...crappy! To be fair, they had nice shape, but there was neither the extreme red throat nor did the traps color up even after they aged a bit! They could probably color up, but imagine a rubricorpora that's extremely difficult to coax out the red body-that's what these were, and they made up the majority of the offspring. However, I did get one jaw dropping extreme red throat with a nice red body, remember S. flava var. rubricorpora 'super extreme red throat? Well, in case you forgot or never saw it, here's a picture of super extreme red throat:
Yes, the ERT recessive individual is a sibling to that plant! ERT recessive has no extreme red throat, but you know it has the genetic potential to create some CRAZY extreme red throat when the right cross is made. Plus, it has a very dominant, dark red coloration in the body-those two genetic traits(one hidden, the other expressed) make this clone special. Is the body darker and does it color up BECAUSE of the suppression of the extreme red throat? Not sure. How about this: what is the right cross to get these two characteristics to shine in the next generation of offspring? No idea, but I'll hopefully find out via experimentation.
Here's some pics of the traps right when they opened, photos taken 5/29/18. I suspect this clone, considering how it colors up right away, can get much darker than your average Bay co, FL rubricorpora. Notice the lid is greenish to start, much like the liberty Co, FL plants:
The throat is mostly red, so you can't see any ERT action. But I know it's in the genes because the mother was an ERT:
The rest of the pics below were taken 6/25/18, but this was literally right after a heat wave, many of the traps got burnt!
Had a hard time getting a good pic, was in a hurry to get to work on time: