S. flava var. atropurpurea Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL
May 4, 2016 15:23:02 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on May 4, 2016 15:23:02 GMT -5
Regretfully, less than a handful of "oldtimer" growers "hooked up to the internet" have had the opportunity to visit the Cook's Bayou site before it was destroyed. Not surprisingly, all previously extant surrounding bogs were either converted into pine forests or have been turned into residential developments. There are tiny patches of land here and there that haven't been bulldozed, but they were irreversibly altered when they got ditched and drained. These habitats are so fragile, that if you alter the water table, it can destroy the whole ecosystem. These little patches of what used to be open, sunny savannas are now thick forests. All the Sarracenia that used to exist in the there have been choked out a long time ago.
This site, from what I was told, was a goldmine of genetics:all sorts of mooreis, flava color forms, outstanding ornatas, and rosea/rosea hybrids, and possibly other species. Phil Sheridan mentioned that it's quite possible the ornata he distributed in the past (aka the gulf coast clone: sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/209/flava-var-ornata-gulf-coast ) may have originated from here, but there's no confirmation.
John Hummer and Phil Sheridan famously are known for preserving and distributing a somewhat orange-ish flowered, solid red bodied clone from this site that has been recently registered as Sarracenia ‘Cooke’s Bayou Red’: www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv44n3p156_163.pdf It's unfortunate that it's spelled "Cooke's" as the proper spelling is "Cook's." Anyhow, the clone distributed by Mike King as " MKF134 S. flava var. atropurpurea Bay Co, FL" is the exact same clone.
Fortunately, there's more than just the Cooke's Bayou red and gulf coast ornata clones that still exist today from this destroyed site. There's a S. flava var. atropurpurea clone that produced a dark purple lip and very deep red traps last year. I've been waiting for the trap to color up before spilling the beans, but too many people have been asking about it, so I decided to snap a few photos.
S. flava var. atropurpurea Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL. These traps will get even darker as they age. Photos taken late April/early May, 2016:
Another unique feature of this clone:the inside of the trap can start off green a day or two after it opens, but it'll eventually all turn solid dark red:
Not yet at it's fullest, darkest color potential, but getting there:
Beautiful lid, with a unique shape:
You can see it's getting darker:
Notice how the interior of the trap has fully colored up (this was taken a week or so after the first and second picture of this post):
This was love at first sight (just like when I first met my wife, LOL):
To be continued...hopefully with photos of just how dark this thing gets! Some atropurpurea clones are environmentally finicky, so I hope it'll get as dark as it did last year.
This site, from what I was told, was a goldmine of genetics:all sorts of mooreis, flava color forms, outstanding ornatas, and rosea/rosea hybrids, and possibly other species. Phil Sheridan mentioned that it's quite possible the ornata he distributed in the past (aka the gulf coast clone: sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/209/flava-var-ornata-gulf-coast ) may have originated from here, but there's no confirmation.
John Hummer and Phil Sheridan famously are known for preserving and distributing a somewhat orange-ish flowered, solid red bodied clone from this site that has been recently registered as Sarracenia ‘Cooke’s Bayou Red’: www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv44n3p156_163.pdf It's unfortunate that it's spelled "Cooke's" as the proper spelling is "Cook's." Anyhow, the clone distributed by Mike King as " MKF134 S. flava var. atropurpurea Bay Co, FL" is the exact same clone.
Fortunately, there's more than just the Cooke's Bayou red and gulf coast ornata clones that still exist today from this destroyed site. There's a S. flava var. atropurpurea clone that produced a dark purple lip and very deep red traps last year. I've been waiting for the trap to color up before spilling the beans, but too many people have been asking about it, so I decided to snap a few photos.
S. flava var. atropurpurea Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL. These traps will get even darker as they age. Photos taken late April/early May, 2016:
Another unique feature of this clone:the inside of the trap can start off green a day or two after it opens, but it'll eventually all turn solid dark red:
Not yet at it's fullest, darkest color potential, but getting there:
Beautiful lid, with a unique shape:
You can see it's getting darker:
Notice how the interior of the trap has fully colored up (this was taken a week or so after the first and second picture of this post):
This was love at first sight (just like when I first met my wife, LOL):
To be continued...hopefully with photos of just how dark this thing gets! Some atropurpurea clones are environmentally finicky, so I hope it'll get as dark as it did last year.