- First described
- 2024
- Type
- single clone
- Cultivar
- 'Nova #1 'Dark Lid''
Origin
A Mike-selected dark-lid alata from his Nova line — Mike-bred Stone Co MS material. "#1" is the first numbered selection.
Standout traits
- Dark lid; black trap interior in person.
- Possibly atrorubra or nigropurpurea-class — Mike has chosen not to classify formally for ergonomic naming reasons.
- Winter persistence: trap remained in decent shape through Jan 2024 after torrential rain, light freezes, and multiple nights below 28°F while 99% of Mike's collection went dormant brown — a promising candidate for evergreen-trap breeding.
Standout traits
- Distinctly dark lid — possibly atrorubra/nigropurpurea-class.
- Evergreen-trap candidate — trap held shape into January 2024 through torrential rain, light freezes, and several nights below 28°F while the rest of Mike's collection went brown.
- Black trap interior in person (hard to capture in photographs).
- Mike: would tinker with breeding for evergreen traps using this clone.
Cultivation
Notable winter persistence at this locality and color depth.
Photos (10)
Naming
"Nova #1" — Mike's internal accession code for the first selection from his Nova alata line. "Dark Lid" describes the trait. Mike notes the clone is probably an atrorubra (and possibly nigropurpurea) but he is keeping the name short for ergonomic reasons.