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sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea

Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea 2AT 'super dark' Okaloosa Co, FL

Okaloosa Co, FL

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2019

A Mike-bred Okaloosa Co atropurpurea selected for extreme dark-purple-to-black expression — the darkest atropurpurea in Mike's collection (2019), with similar ease-of-coloring as Waccamaw but going much darker. Painfully slow growing. Distinctive silver-blue cuticular sheen visible against the dark background. 23 Mike photos (2019-2024).

Standout traits

  • Extreme dark expression — purplish-black under outdoor NorCal conditions, likely solid black under greenhouse
  • Easy to color up like Waccamaw, but goes much darker than Waccamaw
  • Mike's framing: 'darkest atropurpurea in the collection' (2019); 'second most valuable plant' in collection at time of writing
  • Painfully slow growing
  • Dipped(ish) lip
  • Distinctive silver/blue cuticular sheen on peristome and ribs (visible only against dark background; rubs off easily) — Bogman (2019) explains as cuticle wax/cutin platelets
  • Trait highly genetic — same conditions as standard atropurpurea siblings, dramatic difference in expression

Cultivation

  • Painfully slow growing; not suitable for fast distribution.
  • Cool weather slows pitcher aging — color development needs full pitcher maturity to express.

Photos (23)

2AT super dark, 2019-05 — traps red, deepening— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-05— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-05 — dipped lip— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-05— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-05-14— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-05-14— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-06-02 — extremely dark after aging— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-06-02— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2019-06-02 — dark-black-purple-ish— Mike Wang
Regular atropurpurea (left) vs 2AT super dark (right) for comparison, 2019-06-19— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-04-20 — kinda red at trap-opening, deepens with age— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-04-20— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-04-20— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-05-11 — slow color development under cool spring— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-05-11— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2020-05-11— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2024-02-07— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2024-02-07— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2024-02-07— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2024-06— Mike Wang
2AT super dark vs regular atropurpureas same conditions, 2024-06 — proves genetic trait— Mike Wang
2AT super dark, 2024-06— Mike Wang
2AT super dark + Waccamaw (right), 2024-06— Mike Wang

Naming

'2AT' = Mike's Okaloosa Co atropurpurea breeding-line code. 'super dark' for the standout extreme dark-purple-to-black expression. Mike (2019) considered renaming to 'BLACK' but too many tags already in circulation.