sarracenia flava var. ornata

Sarracenia flava var. ornata 'dipped lip' Liberty Co, FL

Liberty Co, FL

First described: 2018

A Liberty Co ornata with an unusual dipped/scooped lip shape and a vertical red throat line (previously thought unique to Bulloch Co black-veined ornatas). Lip expression varies year to year, likely environmentally influenced. 30 Mike photos spanning 2018-2023.

Standout traits

Dipped/scooped lip shape — expressive in some years, less in others (likely environmental component)
Vertical red line in the throat — a trait Mike previously thought unique to Bulloch Co, GA black-veined ornata variants
Red pigments forming inside neck and under lid (Mike, 2019-07-10)
Slow to mature — was stunted in a community tray for years before being transplanted
Reptilian / Sylvester-Stallone (forum joke) appearance to the trap shape

Cultivation

Patience after transplant — was stunted for years.
Lip expression is environmentally variable — don't expect extreme dipped lips every year.
Standard ornata care.

Photos (30)

dipped lip, 2018-05-05 — exaggerated lip on this trap— Mike Wang

dipped lip, 2019-05-23 — different look this year— Mike Wang

dipped lip, 2019-05-23 — still has dipped character— Mike Wang

dipped lip, 2019-07-10 — red pigments forming inside neck— Mike Wang

dipped lip recent division, 2020-05-27 — quite veined— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive 'dipped lip' label — references the lip's dramatic dipped/scooped shape as initially observed (later determined to be partly environmental, expression varies).