- First described
- 2018
- Type
- population
A multi-individual Harrison Co, MS alata accession with notable
color-form variation. Mike's 2-stage selfing strategy (cross
within the mother population across multiple seasons to capture
non-flowering mothers) recovered red-color-form individuals on
the second attempt after a first batch yielded zero. 9 Mike
photos directly of Harrison Co plants (2018-2021); 2 additional
ambiguous photos that Mike flagged as off-topic / possibly Stone
Co are listed under ambiguous_photos.
Standout traits
- Multiple color forms within the population — Mike documented an individual with red interior building toward potential dark purple/black expression
- Red individuals recoverable via within-population crosses — first selfing batch yielded ZERO red seedlings; second batch (different mother clones flowering) yielded several promising red seedlings
- Reverse blotch trait observed (back of throat green where rugelii-style red blotch would be expected) — phenotypic, fills in as trap ages
- Veinless individuals also present in the population (yellow phenotype)
- Mike (2018) hypothesizes proven black variants in his collection get dark INTERIORS easily but exterior darkness is hard to coax outdoors in NorCal
Cultivation
- Recently transplanted plants under-color. Mike notes (2020-12) that recently-transplanted color forms typically don't reach full expression that season.
- Multi-year selfing strategy works. First-year selfings of mother plants don't always include the right flowering individuals; second-year attempts can capture different mothers and yield the missing recessive expressions.
Photos (9)
Naming
Mike's working label for a multi-individual Harrison Co, MS alata population, with selected darker-color-form individuals highlighted. Mike has been crossing within the population to recover red-color-form individuals from progeny.