- Breeder
- Mike Wang (selected from seedling batch)
- First described
- 2025
- Type
- single clone from large seedling batch
- Cultivar
- 'clone #4'
Origin
Selected from a large S. flava var. ornata seedling batch Mike grew out from Okaloosa Co, FL parent stock "many years ago." Four standout ornatas were retained from the batch; this is clone #4.
Standout traits
- Strong, clean, filled-in red veins on the lid — minimal red pigmentation between the veins gives the "clean" look common in Bulloch Co GA black-veined ornatas, applied to an Okaloosa Co FL background.
- Cultivation-responsive body color:
- Full sun + undisturbed roots → body reddens.
- Divided + reduced sun → body shows heavier veining.
- The Okaloosa ornata gene pool, as Mike experiences it, has a "very strong propensity" toward this filled-in vein pattern.
Standout traits
- Strongly veined lid: dark, well 'filled in' red veins similar to the black-veined ornata from Bulloch Co, GA — minimal red pigmentation between the veins, giving the 'clean' veined look (vs the muddled-look common in less selected ornatas).
- Body coloration is environment-responsive: full sun + zero root disturbance pushes the body red; division + reduced sun pushes the body more heavily veined.
- Mike's view of the Okaloosa ornata gene pool: 'very strong propensity to have dark, well filled-in red veins on the lid'.
Cultivation
Notable behavior: trap appearance flips between two modes based on cultivation regime —
- Full sun + undisturbed roots → body reddens up.
- Divided + reduced sun → body shows heavier veining.
Mike's framing: same genetics, different cultivation, different visual outcome. Both are valid expressions; the "right" one depends on what you're selecting for.
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Naming
Working name: "clone #4" — Mike's internal numbering for the four standout ornatas from the Okaloosa grow-out. Not a registered cultivar.