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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. ornata

Sarracenia flava var. ornata 'BLACK LIPS!'

Breeder
Mike Wang (selection); Naturenuts/Trey (seed source)
First described
2015
Type
single clone named from mike breeding line complex bv
Cultivar
'BLACK LIPS'

Mike's first documented black-lipped flava ornata — black veins + black lips combined. Single-photo-set 2015 documentation; community uniformly agreed it's cultivar-worthy ('Gothica' suggested but not adopted). Trap-aging required for full black expression.

Standout traits

  • **First documented black-lipped flava ornata** (Mike, post #1, 2015): 'Not sure I've ever heard of a black lipped flava ornata, but turns out one now exists!'
  • Black veins + black lips combined — incredibly ornate
  • Trap-aging-to-black like the IBV (Improved Black Veins) parent line — colors only come in as the pitchers age
  • Average growth rate (Mike, post #3, 2015): 'not extremely slow, but not fast either'
  • Wide and 'rolled' lips/peristomes — characteristic of deep southern flavas (bogman, post #24, 2017)

Cultivation

  • Outdoor Northern California; Mike's only documented plant.
  • Standard ornata cultivation; trap aging required for full black expression.
  • Distribution: ocpaddict claimed first division (post #4, 2015); Naturenuts argued for first-rights based on seed source (post #12); boarderlib + others on waitlist (post #36, 2017).

Photos (3)

BLACK LIPS! mature trap, 2015-06-02— Mike Wang
young trap (left) vs mature aged trap — color comes with age, 2015-06-02— Mike Wang
BLACK LIPS! detail, 2015-06-02— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's working label 'BLACK LIPS!' (with exclamation). audacityofthemind914 (post #23, 2017) suggested formal cultivar name 'Gothica'; not adopted. cbennett4041 (post #2, 2015): 'It's like Improved Black Veins goth doppelganger.'