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sarracenia flava var. cuprea

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea (Botanique × 'Chocolate Top') — select clone

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2019

Mike-bred F1 cross of two cultivated cupreas — only one keeper from a ~40-seedling batch. Improved expression vs. parent 'Chocolate Top': stronger coppery top, retained shape, neon yellowish-green interior. 12 Mike photos (2019-2026).

Standout traits

  • Improved version of S. flava var. cuprea 'Chocolate Top' (per Mike, 2019)
  • Stronger coppery top color (presumed inherited from Botanique parent)
  • Maintained great shape from Chocolate Top
  • Striking neon yellowish-green interior (presumed from Botanique)
  • Mike (2026): 'pretty darn jaw dropping' — hard to photograph the actual color in person

Cultivation

  • Surprisingly emerged after weed-wacker neglect of the parent pot — robust enough to survive heavy juvenile-stage stress.

Photos (12)

cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2019-05-13— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2019-05-13— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2019-05-13— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2025-05-16— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2025-05-16— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2025-05-16— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2025-05-16— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2026-04-24 — jaw dropping in person— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2026-04-24— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2026-04-24— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2026-04-24— Mike Wang
cuprea (Botanique × Chocolate Top), 2026-04-24— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike-bred F1 — only one keeper from the entire batch (rest composted). Plant was discovered when Mike weed-wacked an overgrown community pot of ~40 runt seedlings + this one giant individual.