S. flava var. flava Cumberland Co, NC
Apr 27, 2023 15:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Apr 27, 2023 15:43:03 GMT -5
here's another flava variant that I don't know much about, I think the site it came from is now extirpated unfortunately I think I acquired this over a decade ago from the NASC.
If any of you have ever acquired material from the NASC before without becoming part of the NASC or running part of their operation, let me bow down to you in praise! Getting genetic material from them was probably the most challenging acquisition I've ever made, and most of you by now know that the Wang collection is the result of hundreds of acquisitions spanning decades now.
I'm sure things are different today, but back in the day, if you wanted to acquire any genetic material from the NASC, you'd have to do so with quasi- ownership of the plants and with a requirement to give reports on the status of the plants. From the best of my recollection, you'd also have to sign a contract stating that no material acquired by the NASC was to be distributed, sold, or enter commerce: this may have to do with the non-profit status of the organization, as well as their mission, which is to protect/preserve genetic material. I also think the intention of these rules was to make sure that material was available from "satellite growers" in case the NASC needed it for reintroduction or augmentation purposes.
I honestly feel like that stipulation alone defeats the purpose of having these plants in cultivation: we're supposed to grow them, propagate them, and give others the opportunity to enjoy them as well! Let's not forget, some of us don't have sustainable income sources and have to fund our operations via plant sales.
Sadly, now that Sarracenia habitats have become so dang scarce and fragile, it's not practical for the vast majority of the world to see them in the wild: the very fact that a site becomes public knowledge can either alter or destroy populations (unfortunately this has happened repeatedly in the wild). that said, if everyone could easy acquire whatever plant they wanted, it's economically more feasible to buy a plant than it is to rip it out of the wild. Travel, lodging, and getting time off work, etc. costs more than it does to buy a plant, so straight forward economics has a direct impact on staving off poaching/wild collecting.
Anyways, if you know more info about these genetics, I'd love to hear about it! Here's some flowers of S. flava var. flava Cucumberland....er no! I mean Cumberland Co, NC, pics taken 4/27/23:
If any of you have ever acquired material from the NASC before without becoming part of the NASC or running part of their operation, let me bow down to you in praise! Getting genetic material from them was probably the most challenging acquisition I've ever made, and most of you by now know that the Wang collection is the result of hundreds of acquisitions spanning decades now.
I'm sure things are different today, but back in the day, if you wanted to acquire any genetic material from the NASC, you'd have to do so with quasi- ownership of the plants and with a requirement to give reports on the status of the plants. From the best of my recollection, you'd also have to sign a contract stating that no material acquired by the NASC was to be distributed, sold, or enter commerce: this may have to do with the non-profit status of the organization, as well as their mission, which is to protect/preserve genetic material. I also think the intention of these rules was to make sure that material was available from "satellite growers" in case the NASC needed it for reintroduction or augmentation purposes.
I honestly feel like that stipulation alone defeats the purpose of having these plants in cultivation: we're supposed to grow them, propagate them, and give others the opportunity to enjoy them as well! Let's not forget, some of us don't have sustainable income sources and have to fund our operations via plant sales.
Sadly, now that Sarracenia habitats have become so dang scarce and fragile, it's not practical for the vast majority of the world to see them in the wild: the very fact that a site becomes public knowledge can either alter or destroy populations (unfortunately this has happened repeatedly in the wild). that said, if everyone could easy acquire whatever plant they wanted, it's economically more feasible to buy a plant than it is to rip it out of the wild. Travel, lodging, and getting time off work, etc. costs more than it does to buy a plant, so straight forward economics has a direct impact on staving off poaching/wild collecting.
Anyways, if you know more info about these genetics, I'd love to hear about it! Here's some flowers of S. flava var. flava Cucumberland....er no! I mean Cumberland Co, NC, pics taken 4/27/23: