Post by meizzwang on May 20, 2014 15:19:24 GMT -5
S. x Green Monster was created by Bill Scholl, and is the result of crossing an Anthocyanin free leucophylla with an antho-free minor.
I took my wife to look at the collection ( keep in mind, she has Sarracenias coming out of her ears and is not easily impressed by them) and asked her, "hey, which one do you think is "cute?" AKA, in woman terms, which one does she like? Almost without hesitation, out of 1000's of plants, she pointed at green monster! I said DAYAM, you's got expensive taste woman!
So what is it that makes green monster a stand out plant to a non-Sarracenia enthusiast? First off, my wife knows nothing about antho-free plants, so it wasn't like she has an anthocyanin free craze or anything. Why did she pick this plant? I asked her that exact question, and she immediately replied, "it's because of the color." What's so great about a plain old green pitcher plant, I thought to myself, most plants are green!
But then it hit me, it wasn't just a dull green, this plant has a brilliant lime green glow to it with a contrasting white head! It's like a little bit of yellow was mixed in just to add some flavor to the color. The windows on the back of the trap gives it an added unique look to it. The shape is very tyical of S. x excellens, a highly sought after hybrid. Well, maybe you're convinced that this plant is all that, and to you, I say I understand. But for me, the novelty of crossing an AF leuco with an AF minor is more interesting than the actual plant itself.
What does grab my attention is the genetics and breeding potential of this plant! Breeding with such plants tends to create offspring with unusually stronger colors, weird inverted pigments, and who knows what other potential lurks beneath these mutant genes! Is it possible that S. flava 'Goldie' is the result of AF recessive genes? Check out Rob Co's blog for some results on breeding with this green monster: thepitcherplantproject.com/blog/tag/anthocyanin-free/page/2/
Okay, okay, enough jibber jabber! Here's S. x Green Monster, photos taken 5/18/14:
little bit of glare on this one, sorry:
Was having a hard time capturing the white lid with this light:
I took my wife to look at the collection ( keep in mind, she has Sarracenias coming out of her ears and is not easily impressed by them) and asked her, "hey, which one do you think is "cute?" AKA, in woman terms, which one does she like? Almost without hesitation, out of 1000's of plants, she pointed at green monster! I said DAYAM, you's got expensive taste woman!
So what is it that makes green monster a stand out plant to a non-Sarracenia enthusiast? First off, my wife knows nothing about antho-free plants, so it wasn't like she has an anthocyanin free craze or anything. Why did she pick this plant? I asked her that exact question, and she immediately replied, "it's because of the color." What's so great about a plain old green pitcher plant, I thought to myself, most plants are green!
But then it hit me, it wasn't just a dull green, this plant has a brilliant lime green glow to it with a contrasting white head! It's like a little bit of yellow was mixed in just to add some flavor to the color. The windows on the back of the trap gives it an added unique look to it. The shape is very tyical of S. x excellens, a highly sought after hybrid. Well, maybe you're convinced that this plant is all that, and to you, I say I understand. But for me, the novelty of crossing an AF leuco with an AF minor is more interesting than the actual plant itself.
What does grab my attention is the genetics and breeding potential of this plant! Breeding with such plants tends to create offspring with unusually stronger colors, weird inverted pigments, and who knows what other potential lurks beneath these mutant genes! Is it possible that S. flava 'Goldie' is the result of AF recessive genes? Check out Rob Co's blog for some results on breeding with this green monster: thepitcherplantproject.com/blog/tag/anthocyanin-free/page/2/
Okay, okay, enough jibber jabber! Here's S. x Green Monster, photos taken 5/18/14:
little bit of glare on this one, sorry:
Was having a hard time capturing the white lid with this light:
Here are images of plant progress on 03/16/2023