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Awaiting Mike's review. This entry was AI-extracted from forum posts. Treat specifics as a working draft until reviewed.

sarracenia alata var. atrorubra

Sarracenia alata var. atrorubra 'dark red' St. Tammany Parish, LA

St. Tammany Co, LA

First described
2026
Type
single clone locality selection
Cultivar
'dark red'

Origin

A wild-source atrorubra from St. Tammany Parish, LA — part of Mike's broader St. Tammany alata population (cluster C0750 covers the population in summary form). Specific site / collector not stated.

Standout traits

  • Dark red at the time of naming. Phenotypic variance year-to- year means current "deep red" or "solid red" expression is consistent with the same clone — Mike notes this explicitly.
  • Long-lasting traps: most St. Tammany alatas are brown to the ground by early January in Mike's NorCal climate; this clone's traps were still standing at the end of January. Useful breeding stock for evergreen-trait hybrids.

Cultivation notes

Currently in post-division recovery (divided winter 2024-2025). Mike's pattern for Sarracenia: 1-2 years after dividing to reach fullest color potential. Wait through that recovery before evaluating the clone's peak expression.

Standout traits

  • Dark red traps at the time of naming; phenotypic variance over years.
  • Long-lasting traps — most other alatas are brown to the ground by early January, but this clone's traps were still standing at the end of January.
  • Mike's framing: useful breeding stock for hybrid programs targeting long-lasting traps.
  • Recently divided (winter 2024-2025) — typically takes 1-2 years post-division to reach fullest color potential.

Cultivation

Post-division recovery: Mike's standard observation for Sarracenia is that color potential takes 1-2 years to fully recover after dividing. This clone is currently still in that recovery window.

Long-lasting trap trait makes it valuable for breeding evergreen / late-season Sarracenia hybrids — pair this with the broader St. Tammany population's winter persistence (C0750 thread observation).

Photos (2)

atrorubra 'dark red' St. Tammany, late-January persistence, 2026-01-31.— Mike Wang
atrorubra 'dark red' St. Tammany, 2026-01-31.— Mike Wang

Naming

Descriptive: 'dark red' — at the time of naming, the traps were dark red. Mike's caveat: phenotypic variance year-to-year means a current "deep red" or "solid red" appearance is consistent with the same clone — the name reflects original conditions at naming.