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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 var. flava

Sarracenia flava var. flava Snead's Ferry, Onslow Co, NC — population

Onslow Co, NC

First described
2012
Type
population multi clone decade neglected recovered

Origin

Wild-grown population from Snead's Ferry, Onslow Co, NC. Mike has had the population in cultivation for over a decade by 2020.

History

  • 2012-05-12 — first thread post; Mike notes "several different clones... no maximas turned up in this group, there is an ornata here and there. There are some individuals that form clumps with tons of baby sideshoots"
  • Long neglect — Mike (post #2, 2020-04-17): "they were neglected to the point of almost losing them... transplanted back in 2011, so they went 9 years in the same soil!"
  • 2020-04-16 — first signs of recovery post-repot; one plant turns out to be a maxima; very-yellow archive photo restored to context
  • 2020-05-01 — broader population update; ornata variant photographed
  • 2021-06-02 — Mike still searching for the original very-yellow individual within the now-spaced tray

Standout traits

  • Very-yellow gene pool — directly named as a 'goldie'-equivalent source by Mike
  • Multi-phenotype within one locality population: typical flava, ornata, maxima

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. The neglect-then-rehab history is a useful cautionary documentation: even multi-year same-substrate plants can recover with proper repotting and spacing.

Photos

Seven Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2021. See photos[].

Standout traits

  • Very-yellow gene pool — Mike (post #2, 2020-04-17): 'if you're looking for very yellow genes, the flava var. flavas have it (ie. goldie)'
  • Population includes one ornata individual (visible 2020-05-06 photo set)
  • Post-recovery, one plant turned out to be a maxima — possibly chameleon, only stable identification possible after multiple years
  • Typical sneads-ferry flava trap shape

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Mike's history with this population: same pots, same soil, no transplant for ~9 years (2011-2020). Almost lost. ALMIGHTYDOLLA's flava enthusiasm reportedly motivated Mike to rehab the population in 2019-2020 (Mike, post #2). Repot freed the hidden genetic potential.

Photos (7)

Onslow flava population, 2012-05-12— Mike Wang
Old archive — very-yellow trap (years prior to 2020)— Mike Wang
Post-repot maxima, 2020-04-16 (potentially chameleon — needs multi-year verification)— Mike Wang
Recovered population, 2020-05-01— Mike Wang
Population ornata variant, 2020-05-01— Mike Wang
2021-06-02 update— Mike Wang
Tray view — Mike hunting for the very-yellow individual, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang

Naming

Population name = locality. Mike grew plants out from the same site; the population includes various phenotypes (typical flava, ornata, maxima).