Post by Clue on Jun 13, 2021 18:38:18 GMT -5
I have two very similar clones of S. oreophila that can politely be described as "funky looking". Both of them apparently came from Cook's Carnivorous Plants. The first one was actually my first S. oreophila, which I picked up at a BACPS raffle a long time ago. I used to think the wacky, twisted way it grew was because I was lazy about spraying off aphids; in the last few years I've been really good about aphid control, so apparently they just grow this way. This is also the earliest S. oreophila to wake up, and it starts the season with an unparalleled vigor - likewise, it's the first to go to sleep and looks pretty fried in the fall.
April 2020 - Typical spring growth. I am still really puzzled by the crinkly look of this plant; if it was pathogenic I would expect it to have spread over the years since I've had this plant since I was a literal child who didn't know about sanitation. I've seen other S. oreophila and even S. oreophila hybrids that have this crinkly look, but I do wonder how widespread it is - a single funny clone in wide circulation, or a weird seed batch? Aside from the crinkles, the overall look is rather plain - the early pitchers have really minimal venation.
If it weren't for the weird texture this plant could be pretty handsome. The area where the lip meets the ala sweeps upwards, giving it an indignant sort of look lol.
Although with the crinkles, if I were to personify this plant it would be one that's just fallen down a flight of stairs.
Original tags - "S. oreophila ICPS Seedbank '03 Dean Cook" and "GROW ON"
Last June I did get some rare color.
June 2021 - Looks decidedly better thinned than last year when the pot was crammed full. The pitchers are already fading though.
Here's plant #2, which came directly from Cook's Carnivorous Plants a few years later when he was kind enough to include them for free with other purchases. It is generally less crinkly than the first plant, but if my life depended on telling the two apart I'd still only have a 50% chance. This plant really didn't do much for the longest time but in the last couple of years it's gotten just as tall and vigorous as #1.
April 2020
June 2021 - Definitely needs a repotting.
I'm interested to see if anyone else has similar S. oreophila plants. I feel like these sorts of clones are the ones that gave S. oreophila an undeserved reputation as plain or even downright ugly. I wonder if any veteran growers know more about the ICPS seedbank way back in 2003, it would be fun to get more information about plant #1 if they keep that sort of info.
April 2020 - Typical spring growth. I am still really puzzled by the crinkly look of this plant; if it was pathogenic I would expect it to have spread over the years since I've had this plant since I was a literal child who didn't know about sanitation. I've seen other S. oreophila and even S. oreophila hybrids that have this crinkly look, but I do wonder how widespread it is - a single funny clone in wide circulation, or a weird seed batch? Aside from the crinkles, the overall look is rather plain - the early pitchers have really minimal venation.
If it weren't for the weird texture this plant could be pretty handsome. The area where the lip meets the ala sweeps upwards, giving it an indignant sort of look lol.
Although with the crinkles, if I were to personify this plant it would be one that's just fallen down a flight of stairs.
Original tags - "S. oreophila ICPS Seedbank '03 Dean Cook" and "GROW ON"
Last June I did get some rare color.
June 2021 - Looks decidedly better thinned than last year when the pot was crammed full. The pitchers are already fading though.
Here's plant #2, which came directly from Cook's Carnivorous Plants a few years later when he was kind enough to include them for free with other purchases. It is generally less crinkly than the first plant, but if my life depended on telling the two apart I'd still only have a 50% chance. This plant really didn't do much for the longest time but in the last couple of years it's gotten just as tall and vigorous as #1.
April 2020
June 2021 - Definitely needs a repotting.
I'm interested to see if anyone else has similar S. oreophila plants. I feel like these sorts of clones are the ones that gave S. oreophila an undeserved reputation as plain or even downright ugly. I wonder if any veteran growers know more about the ICPS seedbank way back in 2003, it would be fun to get more information about plant #1 if they keep that sort of info.