Diversity in Sarracenia flava flowers (pics)
Apr 5, 2018 13:15:38 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Apr 5, 2018 13:15:38 GMT -5
for the most part, if you look at a S. flava flower, "they all look the same" overall: they have large, yellow "dangling" flowers that smell either like sweet lemons or cat pee, depending on your olfactory sensors and environmental conditions.
However, after looking at so many different flava populations in cultivation, it seemed like it would be interesting to compare flower color and structure from various S. flava populations. The most obvious differences are in color, which we surmise is from recent or distant hybridization with other species. Other differences, such as stem height, how long the bloom lasts (partially environmental), date of flower opening (highly environmental), and overall flower shape may not be as obvious.
A lot of what we can learn about these flowers is by comparing plants growing under similar environmental conditions. However, we also have to be very careful about drawing conclusions, as a single pot or tray can have various microclimates.
Here's a thread dedicated to showcasing the diversity of flowers in Sarracenia flava! For the sake of keeping things as detailed as possible, location data (or the best data available) will be included for every photo. Feel free to add pics to this post!
Sarracenia flava var. flava North Carolina (sorry, forgot the county):
closer shot of the flava var. flava from North Carolina:
S. flava 'copper(ish) body' Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL. This is assumed to be of hybrid origin, and the flower is starting to tilt slightly upwards because either it's getting old or it got pollinated:
S. flava var. rugelii Okaloosa Co, FL:
another shot of the rugelii flower from Okaloosa Co, FL:
S. flava var. rubricorpora Liberty Co, FL population (many different clones). Note the diversity in pigment production on the sepals. As the flower opens, the reddish pigments often time fade away, but not always. Another interesting observation is that some of my very dark clones from this population won't have their flowers open for maybe another 2 weeks:
S. flava var. atropurpurea Okaloosa Co, FL:
Another atropurpurea Okaloosa Co, FL flower, but different clone. Some of the atropurpurea clones have completely solid red sepals as the flowers are emerging (not pictured):
S. flava 'solid red throat' Eastern Alabama-one of the more peculiar flowers, the petals are a bit whiter than most flavas:
S. flava var. ornata Walton Co, FL-some of the sepals on particular individuals from this population have "veins" on them, while others don't:
S. flava var. rugelii 'copper blush' Okaloosa Co, FL (already show-cased in another thread BTW):
Looks like I missed quite a few others, will try to get more photos taken in the next few days. For now, here's S. flava var. ornata 'red lips' (complex man-made hybrid). Already show-cased this in another thread, but the flower on this thing is pretty unusual and extraordinary, so it seems worth posting again:
However, after looking at so many different flava populations in cultivation, it seemed like it would be interesting to compare flower color and structure from various S. flava populations. The most obvious differences are in color, which we surmise is from recent or distant hybridization with other species. Other differences, such as stem height, how long the bloom lasts (partially environmental), date of flower opening (highly environmental), and overall flower shape may not be as obvious.
A lot of what we can learn about these flowers is by comparing plants growing under similar environmental conditions. However, we also have to be very careful about drawing conclusions, as a single pot or tray can have various microclimates.
Here's a thread dedicated to showcasing the diversity of flowers in Sarracenia flava! For the sake of keeping things as detailed as possible, location data (or the best data available) will be included for every photo. Feel free to add pics to this post!
Sarracenia flava var. flava North Carolina (sorry, forgot the county):
closer shot of the flava var. flava from North Carolina:
S. flava 'copper(ish) body' Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL. This is assumed to be of hybrid origin, and the flower is starting to tilt slightly upwards because either it's getting old or it got pollinated:
S. flava var. rugelii Okaloosa Co, FL:
another shot of the rugelii flower from Okaloosa Co, FL:
S. flava var. rubricorpora Liberty Co, FL population (many different clones). Note the diversity in pigment production on the sepals. As the flower opens, the reddish pigments often time fade away, but not always. Another interesting observation is that some of my very dark clones from this population won't have their flowers open for maybe another 2 weeks:
S. flava var. atropurpurea Okaloosa Co, FL:
Another atropurpurea Okaloosa Co, FL flower, but different clone. Some of the atropurpurea clones have completely solid red sepals as the flowers are emerging (not pictured):
S. flava 'solid red throat' Eastern Alabama-one of the more peculiar flowers, the petals are a bit whiter than most flavas:
S. flava var. ornata Walton Co, FL-some of the sepals on particular individuals from this population have "veins" on them, while others don't:
S. flava var. rugelii 'copper blush' Okaloosa Co, FL (already show-cased in another thread BTW):
Looks like I missed quite a few others, will try to get more photos taken in the next few days. For now, here's S. flava var. ornata 'red lips' (complex man-made hybrid). Already show-cased this in another thread, but the flower on this thing is pretty unusual and extraordinary, so it seems worth posting again: