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sarracenia flava var. ornata

Sarracenia flava var. ornata Walton Co, FL — population

Walton Co, FL

First described
2013
Type
population multi clone locality

Origin

Walton Co, FL ornata population — Mike's intro thread (2013) describes spectacular red-veined variants resembling Phil Sheridan's 'Gulf Coast' clone, with the main difference being trap shape. Mike maintains several hundred plants from this locality.

History

  • 2013-04-19 — Mike's introduction thread (post #1)
  • 2014-04 to 2014-05 — annual growth + selection updates
  • 2017-05 to 2018-04 — continued growth tracking
  • 2018-06-09 — Mike's "two different red-throat genes" hypothesis thread post #10. Cites almightydolla's exemplary "chameleon" Miramar Beach clone and Calen's gene-interaction analysis from thread 4166
  • 2019-06-12 / 2019-06-27 — diversity selection of "several hundred plants" (post #12)
  • Winter 2020 — transplant after years of soil decline + crowding
  • 2022-05-28 — post-transplant recovery (post #14)
  • 2024-03-15 — body-red 'rubricorpora-like' segregant flagged (post #15); Mike intends to propagate
  • 2024-05-17 — population update; possibly identifies the mother-plant of the rubricorpora-like segregant

Standout traits

  • Wide diversity of phenotypes from a single locality
  • Two distinct red-throat genetic patterns (chameleon vs cut-throat)
  • Heavy-vein expression environment-dependent
  • Body-red 'rubricorpora-like' segregants — a Walton population specialty
  • Long-lid clones — Mike compares one to a "long-lidded alabamensis"

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. Population had a multi-year decline due to soil decomposition + pot crowding; full recovery after winter-2020 transplant. Vein and red-throat expression both environment-dependent.

Photos

80+ Mike-source photos across 11+ years of documentation.

Standout traits

  • Spectacular red-veined variants — Mike says these remind him of the Phil Sheridan 'Gulf Coast' clone, with the main difference being trap shape (post #1, 2013)
  • Lid shape diversity — heavy-veined, red-throated, 'rubricorpora-like' segregants all in one population
  • 'Chameleon' phenotypes (red throat + heavy veining) require specific environmental conditions to fully express (Mike, post #10, 2018)
  • Two distinct red-throat genetic mechanisms hypothesized (Mike, post #10, 2018): a recessive/conditional 'chameleon' throat that needs ideal conditions, and a dominant/easy-coloring 'cut throat'
  • At least one segregant 'is trying to be a rubricorpora' (Mike, posts #5, #15) — body turns solid red
  • Mike: 'mediocre vigor' compared to Gulf Coast clone (post #5, 2014); fixed by 2022 transplant + spacing

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. The 2014-2020 period saw decline due to soil decomposition + crowding; Mike transplanted them in winter 2020 with more pot space. By 2022 the population had recovered substantially (Mike, post #14, 2022). Vein and red-throat expression is environment-dependent — same clone may show very different colors year over year.

Photos (86)

Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-04-05— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata — different clone, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata — vein detail, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata — different clone, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Amazing lid, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata — zoom on lid, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
'Trying to be a rubricorpora again' — solid-red body segregant, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
'Ridiculous lid' clone, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Walton Co ornata, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Long-lid clone — Mike compares to a long-lidded alabamensis, 2014-05-31— Mike Wang
Smaller-stage Walton ornatas, 2017-05-01— Mike Wang
Smaller-stage Walton ornatas, 2017-05-01— Mike Wang
Smaller-stage Walton ornatas, 2017-05-01— Mike Wang
Walton ornatas, 2017-05-01— Mike Wang
'Outstanding shape', 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
'Great breeding potential', 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Sun-side vs shade-side trap, 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2018-04-28— Mike Wang
Almightydolla's 'chameleon' Walton ornata Miramar Beach, FL — referenced by Mike (post #10, 2018) as exemplary red-throat + heavy-vein expression— almightydolla
'Chameleon' red-throat under-lid expression — different individuals, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Chameleon expression, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Chameleon expression, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Chameleon expression, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Chameleon expression, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Chameleon expression, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
'Cut throat' dominant red-throat expression — strong breeding candidate, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Cut throat clone, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Cut throat clone — red bleeds through the lid, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Cut throat clone, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Different red-throated Walton clone, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
'Funky lid' Walton clone, 2018-06-09— Mike Wang
Mother-plant division, 2018-07-11— Mike Wang
Walton diversity selection, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
'Lidz' Walton selection, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton diversity, 2019-06-12— Mike Wang
Walton ornatas, 2019-06-27— Mike Wang
Lid-shape comparison, 2019-06-27— Mike Wang
Walton ornatas, 2019-06-27— Mike Wang
Walton ornatas, 2019-06-27— Mike Wang
Post-transplant population recovery, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
Post-transplant, 2022-05-28— Mike Wang
'Maybe a rubricorpora' segregant — body-red phenotype from an ornata-population batch, 2024-03-15— Mike Wang
'Rubricorpora-like' segregant, 2024-03-15— Mike Wang
'Rubricorpora-like' segregant, 2024-03-15— Mike Wang
Walton population update, 2024-05-17— Mike Wang
Walton population update, 2024-05-17— Mike Wang
Possible mother of the red-clone seen on previous page, 2024-05-17— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2024-05-17— Mike Wang
Walton ornata, 2024-05-17— Mike Wang

Naming

Locality name (Walton Co, FL).