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sarracenia flava var. ornata

Sarracenia flava var. ornata Gulf Coast, FL (formerly mislabeled 'Prince George Co, VA')

FL

First described
2012
Type
individual clone historic mislabel corrected

Origin

Acquired from Phil Sheridan / Meadowview Biological Research Station before 2002 (Mike, post #14). Originally labeled 'Prince George Co, VA'; when Sheridan saw the photos in 2012-08, he corrected the ID: "definitely not Prince George Virginia S. flava. The plant looks more like a gulf coast ornata — that we do sell" (post #10).

The plant is therefore tagged Gulf Coast, FL — though the precise wild locality has never been confirmed. Mike's 2019 speculation favors Okaloosa Co, FL based on phenotype.

History

  • Pre-2002 — Mike acquires the plant via mail order from Meadowview; the catalog ID was 'Prince George Co, VA'. Mike notes Meadowview records didn't show his order at the time of Sheridan's 2012 records search (post #11) — likely the order was logged under a different member name.
  • 2012-05-06 — Mike's first thread post under the original (then- presumed) Prince George VA label.
  • 2012-08-27 — Sheridan, posting as meadowview (post #4), confronts the ID: "this plant is NOT from Prince George County, VA." Multi-post exchange between Mike and Sheridan resolves the correction to Gulf Coast, FL.
  • 2014-05-22 — waxy (post #19) summarizes the documented history and references Mike's parallel "amazing man clone" thread (thread 358). Confirms multiple growers' divisions of this clone are in circulation, often still mis-labeled as 'Prince George VA'.
  • 2019-07-01 — first transplant in years; Mike notes the clone is the parent of all his improved black-veined breeding lines.
  • 2021-2022 — sustained good performance updates.

Standout traits

  • Body-red bleed-through. Mike's 2012-08 photo (post #8) shows a trap with the body almost solid red — the heavy venation merges.
  • Color is set at trap-opening. Unlike rubricorporas (which darken with age), Mike notes (post #3) this clone's color is determined when the trap first opens.
  • Foundation breeder. Mike: "this clone has been extensively bred with and is the parent of all improved black veined plants! Well, excluding Phil Faulisi's improved version" (post #20).

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. Mother plant tolerated multiple years without repotting before 2019. No rot/heat/cold caveats in this thread.

Photos

Seven Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2022. See photos[].

Standout traits

  • Body can turn almost solid red — heavy ornata venation that bleeds together
  • Color set at trap-opening — does NOT progress as the trap ages (per Mike, post #3)
  • Foundation breeder — parent of all of Mike's improved 'black-veined' lines (Mike, post #20)
  • Phenotypic complexity — Mike believes the clone is the result of historic complex hybridization at the population level, given the heavy segregation visible in offspring
  • Lid distinctive enough that other locality plants (Walton Co, FL ornatas) are visually similar but not identical

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California, in cultivation in Mike's collection since the early 2000s (acquired before 2002). Mother plant went many years unrepotted; finally divided/transplanted in 2019. Documented as a reliable, in-demand clone — Mike notes (post #20, 2019) it's still in high demand.

Photos (7)

ornata Gulf Coast, 2012-05— Mike Wang
Solid-red body example, 2012-08— Mike Wang
2014-03-30— Mike Wang
2019-07-01 — first divided in years— Mike Wang
2021-06-11 — heavy ornata venation— Mike Wang
2022-06-14— Mike Wang
Same clone, aged trap in full sun, 2022— Mike Wang

Naming

Original (incorrect) label was 'Prince George Co, VA' — Mike acquired the plant before 2002 from Phil Sheridan / Meadowview Biological Research Station. Sheridan corrected the ID in 2012-08, naming it 'Gulf Coast, FL'. waxy (post #19, 2014-05-22) flagged the locality-as- cultivar-name problem. The historic Mike-thread title 'flava ornata amazing man clone' (thread 358, referenced in post #19) is a parallel reference to the same plant.