Post by meizzwang on Aug 20, 2020 12:57:48 GMT -5
To this day, there are a few "expert" growers out there who still doubt my claim that areolatas will become the next moorei, even after they've seen this thread: sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/885/alata-stunning-leucophylla-hybrids-jackson
Personally, I think those stunning plants in the wild are genetically limited compared to what can be accomplished in cultivation, but even with the best genetics in hand, you need to be either very lucky or have numbers by your side to become successful: a few of you out there know it's not as easy as you think to make a nice areolata. I've made every cross I can think of with my very best clones, and I can't tell you how many complete seedling batches were composted after seeing the results! However, don't let that intimidate you: most of the best cultivars ever created weren't created overnight or with ease: it takes a lot of trial and error (and in many cases, a lot of luck) to get top notch individuals worthy of being registered as a cultivar.
Despite the skepticism of my areolata claim, I still think, in the near future, we as a community will be producing some incredible hybrids with alata and leucophylla, so it's just a matter of time before something ground breaking shows up! Years ago, I was hoping to inspire many to experiment with some alata x leuco crosses, but only a few took the "bait."
It's true though, making a stunning areolata hybrid is way harder than you think! I've made every cross that I could think of, and quite a few yielded some un-interesting results, which got composted.
Here's a thread to document man-made areolata hybrids, feel free to contribute your own experiments or opinions on areolatas. Notice that the exact parental clones used in these crosses aren't fully disclosed: this is to protect the extensive years of work that has been done to make these crosses. It also forces breeders or amateur growers to get creative instead of copying other people's work: we will see way more diversity in results as a community much quicker if EVERYONE takes breeding in their own, unique direction as opposed to copying others' proven methods.
When choosing alata clones to breed with, if you go with the ones with red under the lid, that trait is quite dominant in many crosses:
Just a seedling, but some color potential here:
Imagine this trap is really big with the same color patterns: I think this clone hasn't yet reached its fullest potential:
This is a very standard areolata look:
I had completely forgotten about my areolata project until one day, my wife came up to this plant and said "it's cute." I asked her if she was feeling ok because getting her to compliment one of my plants...is more rare than a freakin variegated minor var. okefenokeensis!
Hard to capture the color on this one, but the lid is neon yellow!
More pics and stories to come, so stay tuned!
Personally, I think those stunning plants in the wild are genetically limited compared to what can be accomplished in cultivation, but even with the best genetics in hand, you need to be either very lucky or have numbers by your side to become successful: a few of you out there know it's not as easy as you think to make a nice areolata. I've made every cross I can think of with my very best clones, and I can't tell you how many complete seedling batches were composted after seeing the results! However, don't let that intimidate you: most of the best cultivars ever created weren't created overnight or with ease: it takes a lot of trial and error (and in many cases, a lot of luck) to get top notch individuals worthy of being registered as a cultivar.
Despite the skepticism of my areolata claim, I still think, in the near future, we as a community will be producing some incredible hybrids with alata and leucophylla, so it's just a matter of time before something ground breaking shows up! Years ago, I was hoping to inspire many to experiment with some alata x leuco crosses, but only a few took the "bait."
It's true though, making a stunning areolata hybrid is way harder than you think! I've made every cross that I could think of, and quite a few yielded some un-interesting results, which got composted.
Here's a thread to document man-made areolata hybrids, feel free to contribute your own experiments or opinions on areolatas. Notice that the exact parental clones used in these crosses aren't fully disclosed: this is to protect the extensive years of work that has been done to make these crosses. It also forces breeders or amateur growers to get creative instead of copying other people's work: we will see way more diversity in results as a community much quicker if EVERYONE takes breeding in their own, unique direction as opposed to copying others' proven methods.
When choosing alata clones to breed with, if you go with the ones with red under the lid, that trait is quite dominant in many crosses:
Just a seedling, but some color potential here:
Imagine this trap is really big with the same color patterns: I think this clone hasn't yet reached its fullest potential:
This is a very standard areolata look:
I had completely forgotten about my areolata project until one day, my wife came up to this plant and said "it's cute." I asked her if she was feeling ok because getting her to compliment one of my plants...is more rare than a freakin variegated minor var. okefenokeensis!
Hard to capture the color on this one, but the lid is neon yellow!
More pics and stories to come, so stay tuned!