S. flava var. ornata 'black veins'! Okaloosa Co, FL
Aug 1, 2016 13:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Aug 1, 2016 13:09:10 GMT -5
Almost all of the black veined flava genes you see in cultivation today came from the Bulloch Co, GA black veined population. It has been worked with for more than a decade and crossed/back crossed with normal ornatas and other sibling black veined flavas to produce some stunning and unexpected results, such as the black lipped ornata: sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/2317/flava-var-ornata-black-lips
The very first thing that comes to mind when I saw the veins on this Okaloosa Co, FL plant turn black:what would happen if you crossed it with the black lipped flava? Maybe you'll get a bunch of mutts, or maybe you'll get some gems, who knows? Time will tell....most breeders focus on utilizing multiple species to create some extraordinary hybrids, and few are devoted to improving the species and their variants (at least in the Sarracenia world). It's true, focusing only on species, you can't come up with no S. 'Saurus', but you can certainly come up with some new, original "backbone" genes that can potentially create hybrids in the future that nobody could ever imagine!
I digress, let's talk about this special black veined Okaloosa Co, FL flava ornata. The venation isn't as "clean" as the Bulloch Co, GA variant (ie. there are red pigments between the veins), but it has its own charm in the sense that it's more colorful. Under my California outdoor conditions, it behaves much like the gulf coast, FL ornata, except the top of the lid can produce black veins. Much like all black veined variants, the veins tend to start off red and then turn black as the trap ages. So far, the body of this plant has reddish veins. It's still a very small plant, but I'm singing to the damn thing daily with hopes that it produces divisions so that I can get this out to as many people who want it.
S. flava var. ornata 'black veins' Okaloosa Co, FL, photos taken 7/31/16, the black colors in the veins are exactly how it looks in person, even when you look at it closely. I had to do a double take when I walked by this plant a week ago:
Body has standard red veins:
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but check out the amount of red pigments in the throat:
The very first thing that comes to mind when I saw the veins on this Okaloosa Co, FL plant turn black:what would happen if you crossed it with the black lipped flava? Maybe you'll get a bunch of mutts, or maybe you'll get some gems, who knows? Time will tell....most breeders focus on utilizing multiple species to create some extraordinary hybrids, and few are devoted to improving the species and their variants (at least in the Sarracenia world). It's true, focusing only on species, you can't come up with no S. 'Saurus', but you can certainly come up with some new, original "backbone" genes that can potentially create hybrids in the future that nobody could ever imagine!
I digress, let's talk about this special black veined Okaloosa Co, FL flava ornata. The venation isn't as "clean" as the Bulloch Co, GA variant (ie. there are red pigments between the veins), but it has its own charm in the sense that it's more colorful. Under my California outdoor conditions, it behaves much like the gulf coast, FL ornata, except the top of the lid can produce black veins. Much like all black veined variants, the veins tend to start off red and then turn black as the trap ages. So far, the body of this plant has reddish veins. It's still a very small plant, but I'm singing to the damn thing daily with hopes that it produces divisions so that I can get this out to as many people who want it.
S. flava var. ornata 'black veins' Okaloosa Co, FL, photos taken 7/31/16, the black colors in the veins are exactly how it looks in person, even when you look at it closely. I had to do a double take when I walked by this plant a week ago:
Body has standard red veins:
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but check out the amount of red pigments in the throat: