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sarracenia flava

Sarracenia flava 'copper body' Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL

Bay Co, FL

First described
2015

A copper-tinged S. flava from the now-extirpated Cook's Bayou site in Bay Co, FL. Mike's framing: a "watered down all red flava hybrid" — recent hybrid origin likely. Heavy seasonal phenotypic variance: same plant produces rugelii-looking and cuprea-looking traps. 22 Mike photos spanning 2015 through 2023.

Origin

Wild-origin S. flava from Cook's Bayou (Chef's Bayou), Bay County, FL — a site now extirpated. Mike believes most of the cultivated atropurpurea / cuprea-like material from this site is of relatively recent hybrid origin (post 5, 2017-04-06). Original collector and date are [MISSING].

History

  • Pre-2015: Mike acquires.
  • 2015-08-24 (post 1): First forum doc.
  • 2017-04-05 (post 3): Yellow-with-red flower documented; evidence for hybrid ancestry.
  • 2018-05-20 (post 8): Years-later update — "STUNNER!"
  • 2019-05-02 / 2020-05-28 / 2023-06-06: Continued documentation.

Standout traits

  • Copper-tinged body.
  • Cuprea-like AND rugelii-like traps on the same plant.
  • Yellow-and-red flower — supports hybrid origin.
  • Heavy phenotypic variance.
  • Strong red throat.
  • Source extirpated.

Cultivation notes

Standard flava care. Year-to-year variance is normal.

Photos

See gallery below — 22 Mike-photos spanning 2015 through 2023.

Standout traits

  • Copper-tinged pitcher body — defining trait, more pronounced in spring
  • Heavy phenotypic variance — same clone can produce 'regular rugelii' looking traps and 'cuprea' looking traps simultaneously
  • Strong red throat develops on aged traps
  • Mixed rugelii + 'red form' / atropurpurea-like genetics — Mike's framing
  • Likely of recent hybrid origin — Mike (post 5, 2017-04-06): 'all of the atropurpureas that we know of in cultivation that originated from the extirpated Cook's Bayou, Bay Co, FL site are all likely of relatively recent hybrid origin'
  • Yellow-and-red flower (post 3, 2017-04-05) — additional supporting evidence for hybrid ancestry
  • Source population (Cook's Bayou) extirpated

Cultivation

Standard S. flava care. Heavy seasonal phenotypic variance is normal — don't conclude mislabeling on a single year's traps.

Photos (22)

copper body, 2015-08-24 — first forum doc— Mike Wang
copper body, 2015-08-24 — well-defined red throat developing— Mike Wang
copper body, 2015-08-24 — Mike: 'this isn't S. flava var. cuprea even though it looks like it'— Mike Wang
copper body, 2015-08-24 — same clone with rugelii-looking + cuprea-looking traps simultaneously— Mike Wang
copper body flower, 2017-04-05 — yellow-with-red, supporting hybrid-ancestry hypothesis— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20 — STUNNER years later— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20 — overview of the plant— Mike Wang
copper body, 2018-05-20 — 'Amazing color!!!!'— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2019-05-02— Mike Wang
copper body, 2020-05-28— Mike Wang
copper body, 2020-05-28— Mike Wang
copper body, 2023-06-06— Mike Wang
copper body, 2023-06-06— Mike Wang
copper body, 2023-06-06— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive 'copper body' label — references the copper-tinged pitcher tube. Mike (post 8, 2018-05-20) characterizes it as a "watered down all red flava hybrid"; some growers might call it cuprea but Mike rejects that designation.