Post by meizzwang on Jun 11, 2014 16:31:51 GMT -5
Here's the nearly impossible to acquire S. oreophila from Clay Co, NC. Yup, it's finally in cultivation here in the US! This plant is endangered and there used to be no legal way to acquire these genetics in the US, although that has changed, since it's been successfully exported and established in cultivation. I had to be on the waitlist for a few years, and since this plant sat in customs for nearly a month, it took more than 2 years to fully recover from the shock. At one point, I almost lost it! I'm thankful for the individual who helped us import this plant, as it was a complete nightmare to bring it here into the US. I can't remember the exact details, but the plant was held in customs, and required hiring a broker and complicated paperwork to clear the package for delivery. Our importer ate the unexpected additional fees (it was something like $200+) and then finally he received the shipment. Keep in mind, he received plants that sat in package for a month that had to be re-packaged and sent out to individuals, so overall, this plant was in a box for more than a month! It was surprising that they were even alive when I got them.
When the plants arrived, they had grown significantly in the package, and all the growth was yellow. It was challenging to acclimate these back, and I did lose another plant from this shipment but luckily, the rest survived.
From what I hear, there is only one population of S. oreophila in North Carolina and it's very well managed. For more info on this exact site, you can visit Barry's field trip report here: www.sarracenia.com/trips/ncsc032007/im33.html
Anyhow, hope you enjoyed and appreciated the background behind these wonderful plants! My hope is to propagate this plant and make it easily available to everyone, and it definitely has neat genetics! For one, I now know that this plant can produce red "lips" although the pigments beginning to form on the side of the throat indicate this plant will possibly produce purple throats. Only time will tell.
So here it is, S. oreophila Clay Co, NC, photos taken 6/8/14:
Nice out of focus shot, but gives you an idea of what the plant looks like as a whole:
Veins are neat on this one. Arguably, this can be called S. oreophila var. ornata:
When the plants arrived, they had grown significantly in the package, and all the growth was yellow. It was challenging to acclimate these back, and I did lose another plant from this shipment but luckily, the rest survived.
From what I hear, there is only one population of S. oreophila in North Carolina and it's very well managed. For more info on this exact site, you can visit Barry's field trip report here: www.sarracenia.com/trips/ncsc032007/im33.html
Anyhow, hope you enjoyed and appreciated the background behind these wonderful plants! My hope is to propagate this plant and make it easily available to everyone, and it definitely has neat genetics! For one, I now know that this plant can produce red "lips" although the pigments beginning to form on the side of the throat indicate this plant will possibly produce purple throats. Only time will tell.
So here it is, S. oreophila Clay Co, NC, photos taken 6/8/14:
Nice out of focus shot, but gives you an idea of what the plant looks like as a whole:
Veins are neat on this one. Arguably, this can be called S. oreophila var. ornata: