sarracenia alata

Sarracenia alata 'Black/Stocky' Desoto NF, MS (MK A28)

First described: 2012
Type: individual clone mike king source

Origin

Mike King alata accession 28 from Desoto National Forest, MS.

History

2012-06-13 — Mike's intro post + general dark-alata seasonal-color primer
2012-08-30 — late summer trap update
2018-06-18 to 2018-08-08 — Mike's sun/shade phenotype-asymmetry documentation; same trap face is red on sun side, green on shade side; interior darkens faster than exterior

Standout traits

Stocky trap shape (namesake)
Sun-driven asymmetric pigmentation
Slow to full color — fall traps best

Photos

Six Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2018. See photos[].

Standout traits

Spring traps green; summer/fall traps turn red-then-black
Outdoor coloration full potential reached only in mature fall traps
Same trap shows direct-light side red, shaded side green (Mike, post #5, 2018-06-19) — strong sun-dependence of pigment
Interior of traps darken faster than exterior
Has not yet been photographed at full dark purple/black potential as of 2018

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Spring traps mostly green even on dark/red clones; fall traps are where color is. Mike (post #1, 2012-06-13) gives a general care note for alata black/red clones in this thread.

Photos (6)

MK A28 late-summer, 2012-08-30— Mike Wang

MK A28 with sun/shade contrast, 2018-06-18— Mike Wang

Same trap — shaded side stays green, 2018-06— Mike Wang

Face view — sun-side red, shade-side green, 2018-06— Mike Wang

Naming

MK A28 = Mike King alata accession 28. 'Black/Stocky' = phenotype descriptor — dark color + stocky trap shape.