S. flava var. flava 'LEMON YELLOW' Brunswick Co, NC
May 21, 2019 13:26:37 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on May 21, 2019 13:26:37 GMT -5
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, Grammas and Gradpas, Mimas and Pipas, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Second Cousins, sisters in Law, and Aunt's Mothers's Father's great-great Grandfather's second Cousin's friend in law (sorry if I didn't include you), may I present to you a clone that I've been searching for what feels like my entire life?
Yes, ever since I heard about S. flava 'Goldie': sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/3920/sarracenia-goldie I had been on a waitlist for several years before there was a chance to acquire it. On my last attempt to import via a group order many years ago, I did get goldie, but not after having the plant sit in the mail for almost 2 months! When it arrived, it was still technically alive, but the new growth looked like white sprouts, like potatoes that have been kept in the dark for too long. I carefully babied the plant, but the stress of being bagged in the dark took its life away, and since then, I've been serious Gluteus Maximus hurt (psychologically, not physically fortunately).
So Ladies and Gentlmen, et. al(I'll spare you having to read the entire list again), how does one overcome the intense psychological damage from waiting so long and going through so much trouble to acquire a plant only to lose it? Answer: You either seek professional help, or you find a replacement! Fortunately, I found the latter!
S. flava var. flava 'Lemon Yellow' Brunswick Co, NC can turn lemon yellow from head to toe just like goldie! YESSSSSSSS!!!! Finally! It has been somewhat neglected and shaded this year, so it's not as yellow as it can be, but I guess you can at least tell from the photos that this is an unusually very yellow individual. I have this clone under close observation, and it was recently moved to unobstructed full sun. Photos taken 5/21/19:
Lemon yellow to the left, a regular flava maxima to the right. Flava maxima can also get pretty yellow, but look at how green it is in comparison:
Yes, ever since I heard about S. flava 'Goldie': sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/3920/sarracenia-goldie I had been on a waitlist for several years before there was a chance to acquire it. On my last attempt to import via a group order many years ago, I did get goldie, but not after having the plant sit in the mail for almost 2 months! When it arrived, it was still technically alive, but the new growth looked like white sprouts, like potatoes that have been kept in the dark for too long. I carefully babied the plant, but the stress of being bagged in the dark took its life away, and since then, I've been serious Gluteus Maximus hurt (psychologically, not physically fortunately).
So Ladies and Gentlmen, et. al(I'll spare you having to read the entire list again), how does one overcome the intense psychological damage from waiting so long and going through so much trouble to acquire a plant only to lose it? Answer: You either seek professional help, or you find a replacement! Fortunately, I found the latter!
S. flava var. flava 'Lemon Yellow' Brunswick Co, NC can turn lemon yellow from head to toe just like goldie! YESSSSSSSS!!!! Finally! It has been somewhat neglected and shaded this year, so it's not as yellow as it can be, but I guess you can at least tell from the photos that this is an unusually very yellow individual. I have this clone under close observation, and it was recently moved to unobstructed full sun. Photos taken 5/21/19:
Lemon yellow to the left, a regular flava maxima to the right. Flava maxima can also get pretty yellow, but look at how green it is in comparison: