Greetings from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont!
May 17, 2020 10:09:18 GMT -5
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Post by bailey on May 17, 2020 10:09:18 GMT -5
I've been lurking for a few weeks, so I thought I should say hello!
My name is Bailey and I have always had a few pet Sarracenia, but I seem to starting to collect and have a desire to breed them.
I live in the very Northeast corner of Vermont, very close to Quebec. I live in a zone 3 frost pocket in a transitional zone tending towards boreal forest. We still have lots of wild land up here, lots of water, and a good number of bogs that are covered in S. purpurea purpurea. Our local purpureas tend to be quite large with traps 12-14" long.
As I've been digging into Sarracenia I haven't seen all that many hybrids made with very northern purpureas, so that's what I'm working on. There is no reason there can't be a wider range of cold hardy hybrids.
I have also connected with a some horticulturists/gardeners about 30 miles from me who have a bog garden, and have been growing S. flava, S. oreophila, S. minor, and some hybrids outside in their in-ground bog for 20 years. They use no additional protection in winter. They would be considered zone 4 as they are lower in elevation than me. I have a hunch these suckers are hardier than we think when grown in the ground, especially with good snow cover, which we usually have.
I am also a commercial cut flower grower. We breed and produce seeds and cut stems of sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus). I'm fortunate to have greenhouses at my disposal, both heated and unheated, to meet the needs of the more southerly species.
I've been in a buying mood lately, accumulating a good little collection that I will use to cross with our local purps. I am raising some seedlings of the local types as well, with hopes of being able to get more of them out into the world.
I would love to know if any of you have gone down this path of breeding before. My goal is to produce tall-ish, truly cold hardy hybrids.
I am also interested in using lots of S. oreophila and S. jonesii in my breeding as they seem to have some cold hardiness. Northern range S. flavas may have something to add as well. If any of you have plants for sale with a high percentage of northern purp, oreophila, or jonesii feel free to reach out.
Thanks for all the information you have shared here. I'm sifting through older posts bit by bit.
My name is Bailey and I have always had a few pet Sarracenia, but I seem to starting to collect and have a desire to breed them.
I live in the very Northeast corner of Vermont, very close to Quebec. I live in a zone 3 frost pocket in a transitional zone tending towards boreal forest. We still have lots of wild land up here, lots of water, and a good number of bogs that are covered in S. purpurea purpurea. Our local purpureas tend to be quite large with traps 12-14" long.
As I've been digging into Sarracenia I haven't seen all that many hybrids made with very northern purpureas, so that's what I'm working on. There is no reason there can't be a wider range of cold hardy hybrids.
I have also connected with a some horticulturists/gardeners about 30 miles from me who have a bog garden, and have been growing S. flava, S. oreophila, S. minor, and some hybrids outside in their in-ground bog for 20 years. They use no additional protection in winter. They would be considered zone 4 as they are lower in elevation than me. I have a hunch these suckers are hardier than we think when grown in the ground, especially with good snow cover, which we usually have.
I am also a commercial cut flower grower. We breed and produce seeds and cut stems of sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus). I'm fortunate to have greenhouses at my disposal, both heated and unheated, to meet the needs of the more southerly species.
I've been in a buying mood lately, accumulating a good little collection that I will use to cross with our local purps. I am raising some seedlings of the local types as well, with hopes of being able to get more of them out into the world.
I would love to know if any of you have gone down this path of breeding before. My goal is to produce tall-ish, truly cold hardy hybrids.
I am also interested in using lots of S. oreophila and S. jonesii in my breeding as they seem to have some cold hardiness. Northern range S. flavas may have something to add as well. If any of you have plants for sale with a high percentage of northern purp, oreophila, or jonesii feel free to reach out.
Thanks for all the information you have shared here. I'm sifting through older posts bit by bit.