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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 flava

Sarracenia flava 'dark red throat' Brunswick Co, NC

Brunswick Co, NC

First described
2021

An extremely uncommon Brunswick Co flava — red-to-black throat overlay on flava-flava interior veining. Same population as 'lemon yellow'. Throat trait expresses only on mature traps, darkens with age. 10 photos (2021, 2024).

Standout traits

  • Extremely uncommon trait — red-throated flava in Brunswick Co, NC
  • Throat darkens to almost black as traps age (vs. classic rugelii where red stays red)
  • Very thin neck
  • Flava var. flava interior veining + dark red throat overlay
  • Lid can turn very yellow
  • Trait is size-dependent — only expresses red throat on decent-sized traps (Mike 2024)
  • Recipients sometimes mistake young plants for the wrong clone (no red throat)
  • Mike (2024-03): flowered notably early — possible microclimate trigger

Cultivation

  • Trait expression is size-dependent: small traps may show no red throat. Don't assume mis-identification on a young division.
  • Color development continues post-transplant — younger traps may not represent full potential.

Photos (10)

dark red throat, 2021-07-16— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2021-07-16— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2021-07-16— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2021-07-16— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2021-07-16 — almost-black throat— Mike Wang
early flowering, 2024-03-18— Mike Wang
newly opened traps, 2024-05-07 (throat not yet red)— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2024-05-07— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2024-05-07— Mike Wang
dark red throat, 2024-05-07— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's working label — bypasses the rugelii vs. flava-flava taxonomic ambiguity. The clone elusively shifts between flava-flava-looking traps and dark-red-throat traps.