S. leucophylla var. alba 'tall,elegant' Washington Co, AL
Aug 28, 2019 15:11:40 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Aug 28, 2019 15:11:40 GMT -5
I remember Dr. Sheridan mentioning a few years back that many leucophylla clones pictured on the internet were erroneously labeled "S. leucophylla var. alba." Yup, those were my pictures LOL
leuco Albas, as a refresher, are totally white on the interior of the mouth of the trap, and it's sort of a cockamamie variant designation, but it's definitely a desirable trait. It's probably still not common knowledge that out of all the Sarracenia species, S. leucophylla seems to have some of the most extreme phenotypic variation ie. the same clone can have pitcher that look totally different. This is especially true with a huge number of alba clones, with some being much easier to color up than others.
S. leucophylla var. alba 'tall,elegant' Washington Co, AL is no exception. For years, it has produced "normal" or regular looking leucophylla traps for me (probably due to neglect, I hadn't repotted the mother plant in years), and I selected it so long ago that the idea that this is actually an alba totally slipped my mind. As an aside, there are still hundreds upon hundreds of leucophylla clones in the collection being evaluated, some of which I'll write about in future posts.
Anyways, It wasn't until this morning when I looked at some old, fallen over traps and realized holy shi...I mean Moley, this is an alba! Oh, and just in case you're wondering why tall is part of the name, it's obnoxiously tall! I mean even regular sized rhizomes can produce over 3' tall traps! It's obnoxious because I have everything crammed close together, so the taller the plants are, the more the neighbors get shaded! Not actually a big deal, just that this plant needs a little more room than others.
S. leucophylla var. alba 'tall,elegant' Washington Co, AL when you see this first picture and then you look at the name, you're probably thinking "Doo, M Dubz, WTF Brah?!" Others who are less vulgar and less ghetto are probably thinking (explicative) pulllllease....I mean, they'll maybe they'll do a little scoff and politely disagree while sipping on some fine tea and listening to classical music...yeah, that sounds more like it!
Same plant, but old trap. I'm kicking myself for not taking a face shot, but you can see just how dang white the exterior of the trap is. I've never seen a leucophylla with such a solid white exterior that isn't alba, have you?
It's kinda "stretchy" too, something I haven't seen before in this clone:
Here's another older trap trying to color up but it did't really get there:
I've seen hurricane creek white look like this, which is also an alba clone. white mixed with green:
Some new fall traps. Maybe these will color up and get whiter over time, fingers crossed:
Brand new trap, doubt this one will turn solid white:
leuco Albas, as a refresher, are totally white on the interior of the mouth of the trap, and it's sort of a cockamamie variant designation, but it's definitely a desirable trait. It's probably still not common knowledge that out of all the Sarracenia species, S. leucophylla seems to have some of the most extreme phenotypic variation ie. the same clone can have pitcher that look totally different. This is especially true with a huge number of alba clones, with some being much easier to color up than others.
S. leucophylla var. alba 'tall,elegant' Washington Co, AL is no exception. For years, it has produced "normal" or regular looking leucophylla traps for me (probably due to neglect, I hadn't repotted the mother plant in years), and I selected it so long ago that the idea that this is actually an alba totally slipped my mind. As an aside, there are still hundreds upon hundreds of leucophylla clones in the collection being evaluated, some of which I'll write about in future posts.
Anyways, It wasn't until this morning when I looked at some old, fallen over traps and realized holy shi...I mean Moley, this is an alba! Oh, and just in case you're wondering why tall is part of the name, it's obnoxiously tall! I mean even regular sized rhizomes can produce over 3' tall traps! It's obnoxious because I have everything crammed close together, so the taller the plants are, the more the neighbors get shaded! Not actually a big deal, just that this plant needs a little more room than others.
S. leucophylla var. alba 'tall,elegant' Washington Co, AL when you see this first picture and then you look at the name, you're probably thinking "Doo, M Dubz, WTF Brah?!" Others who are less vulgar and less ghetto are probably thinking (explicative) pulllllease....I mean, they'll maybe they'll do a little scoff and politely disagree while sipping on some fine tea and listening to classical music...yeah, that sounds more like it!
Same plant, but old trap. I'm kicking myself for not taking a face shot, but you can see just how dang white the exterior of the trap is. I've never seen a leucophylla with such a solid white exterior that isn't alba, have you?
It's kinda "stretchy" too, something I haven't seen before in this clone:
Here's another older trap trying to color up but it did't really get there:
I've seen hurricane creek white look like this, which is also an alba clone. white mixed with green:
Some new fall traps. Maybe these will color up and get whiter over time, fingers crossed:
Brand new trap, doubt this one will turn solid white: