sarracenia alata

Sarracenia alata 'RED FLAME' Stone Co, MS

Stone Co, MS

Breeder: Mike Wang
First described: 2020

A Mike-bred Stone Co alata with a uniquely vertical lid angle (~45°) and inverted-heart red lid coloration. Selected from ~1000 seedlings (300 retained, 1 standout). Suspected parent: S. alata 'dark, upward lid' Stone Co (C0380). 19 Mike photos (2020-2024).

Standout traits

Lid points almost vertically upward (~45° angle) — uniquely angled, no other clone like it
Inverted heart-shaped red area on lid (kiwiearl 2020)
Mike-bred from Stone Co alata population increase
Likely descended from S. alata 'dark, upward lid' Stone Co (C0380)

Photos (19)

RED FLAME, 2020-09-29 — 45° lid angle— Mike Wang

RED FLAME, 2022-07-18 — recently divided mother plant, lid angle still distinctive— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's working label — describes the inverted-heart red area on the lid + flame coloration.