S. flava var. atropurpurea 2AT 'super dark' Okaloosa Co, FL
May 6, 2019 17:19:57 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on May 6, 2019 17:19:57 GMT -5
This thing can get almost solid black from head to toe, hopefully the traps will darken up even more this year as they age. It was way darker two years ago, but I didn't get any pics of it unfortuately (they're hard for amateurs like myself to photograph). So what's so special about this clone? While it is painfully slow growing, it colors up very easily like Waccamaw, but unlike waccamaw, this plant gets way darker: the traps start off all red under optimal conditions, and to date, this clone is the darkest atropurpurea in the collection. Quality-wise, I predict this is probably the second most valuable plant I have in the collection. Maybe my son Benny has a plant that I can name after him, although thing is, he's indoors all the time, so he's really white...not sure the plant fits him....maybe he'll tan well as he gets older, we'll see LOL
Thing is, what you're seeing is the very beginning of black flava breeding. in 10-20 years, this clone might be forgotten because of what potentially can be unlocked using these genetics in breeding! Yes, I have preliminary results that haven't been publicly disclosed, those stories will be shared in the future..
Anyways, that dark, almost black coloration (which, BTW, is not yet captured in the pics below) is what makes this plant stand out from the rest, along with the ease by which it colors up. The chances of finding something like this in a seed batch is incredibly low, I grew out hundreds upon hundreds of plants to find this one individual! Also, you can't just select atropurpureas as smaller seedlings with adult pitchers, you really have to grow them almost all the way out to find out which ones are the winners. I had several other candidates show very dark to almost black pitchers under lights, but as they were grown outdoors, they weren't special like this clone. As a heads up, because this clone is so slow growing, I don't want to make promises about distributing it anytime soon, but it's good for everyone to know that something like this exists and it's being worked on for future distribution.
S. flava var. atropurpurea 2AT 'super dark' Okaloosa Co, FL, photos taken a few days ago. yeah, I probably should have called it S. flava var. atropurpurea 'BLACK' but there's too many labels to change:
Traps start out red, but under optimal conditions, they slowly turn almost black as they age:
Love the dipped(ish) lip on this clone:
Thing is, what you're seeing is the very beginning of black flava breeding. in 10-20 years, this clone might be forgotten because of what potentially can be unlocked using these genetics in breeding! Yes, I have preliminary results that haven't been publicly disclosed, those stories will be shared in the future..
Anyways, that dark, almost black coloration (which, BTW, is not yet captured in the pics below) is what makes this plant stand out from the rest, along with the ease by which it colors up. The chances of finding something like this in a seed batch is incredibly low, I grew out hundreds upon hundreds of plants to find this one individual! Also, you can't just select atropurpureas as smaller seedlings with adult pitchers, you really have to grow them almost all the way out to find out which ones are the winners. I had several other candidates show very dark to almost black pitchers under lights, but as they were grown outdoors, they weren't special like this clone. As a heads up, because this clone is so slow growing, I don't want to make promises about distributing it anytime soon, but it's good for everyone to know that something like this exists and it's being worked on for future distribution.
S. flava var. atropurpurea 2AT 'super dark' Okaloosa Co, FL, photos taken a few days ago. yeah, I probably should have called it S. flava var. atropurpurea 'BLACK' but there's too many labels to change:
Traps start out red, but under optimal conditions, they slowly turn almost black as they age:
Love the dipped(ish) lip on this clone: