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sarracenia flava var. cuprea

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea 'Chocolate Top' (Jerry Addington / Courting Frogs Nursery)

First described
2014
Type
single clone named grower source

Jerry Addington's flagship cuprea cultivar with yellowish-green body

  • dark coppery / chocolate lid. Color holds through the season.

Standout traits

  • Yellowish-green body + dark coppery 'chocolate' lid — strong contrast
  • Color holds — Mike (post #6, 2018): 'Under optimal conditions, the copper color on the lids don't fade away!'
  • Greenhouse-grown can achieve darker chocolate; outdoor cultivation produces dark coppery
  • One of Jerry Addington's flagship cuprea selections

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California — produces dark coppery lid that holds through the season. Jerry Addington's greenhouse cultivation reportedly produces darker 'chocolate' expression.

Photos (8)

Chocolate Top — 2014-04-20— Mike Wang
2014-04-20— Mike Wang
2014-04-20— Mike Wang
2014-04-20— Mike Wang
2014-04-20— Mike Wang
Chocolate Top — green-body / copper-lid contrast, 2018-07-02— Mike Wang
2018-07-02— Mike Wang
2018-07-02— Mike Wang

Naming

"Chocolate Top" — descriptive cultivar label by Jerry Addington. Jerry described it as "the best cuprea he has." Mike (post #1, 2014): "you might wonder why this is called chocolate top, since the color is more of a dark coppery color, at least when grown outdoors. Jerry grows his plants under greenhouse plastic, and my guess is he is able to get these to color up a lot darker."