- Collector
- Adrian Slack
- First described
- 2012
- Type
- individual clone historic cultivar
- Cultivar
- 'Claret'
Origin
Per Adrian Slack's 1986 Insectivorous Plants and How to Grow Them: a "pure stand" of red-form rubricorpora extending many acres in the Florida Panhandle was scheduled for drainage and afforestation; Slack rescued a single seedling, which he believed was the source of all European 'Claret' stock. The original wild locality was not preserved in writing beyond "Florida Panhandle."
History
Mike's introduction (post #1, 2012-05-06): "I've seen this clone commonly found in Europe, and it's finally made its way here into the US! Someone correct me if I'm wrong-I think this clone originally came from Adrian Slack's collection?" European grower nico confirms (post #2): the cultivar comes from Adrian Slack and the "true" clone is F25C in Mike King's numbering. Mike confirms (post #3): "Indeed, this clone is F25C, and I think I remember Mike King explaining to me that he also believes this is the original clone."
Long-running thread tracks Mike's clone 2012-2026. kiwiearl (post #7) flags that not all "Claret" plants in circulation are the F25C cultivar — Marston Exotics post-Slack-era seed-line plants are very similar but technically not the cultivar.
Mike's 2026-04-21 update (post #18) raises a new speculation: the trap shape "really looks like a clone from Walton Co, FL" — references his own Walton thread 633. Doesn't claim a Walton origin, just an observation worth pondering.
Standout traits
- Long, slender, maroon-tinted pitchers with strong dark veining (per Slack's published description)
- Yellowish-green hood, mouth, and shaded interior — gives a "between ornata and rubricorpora" overall look (KE)
- Climate-sensitive coloration. Mike's California outdoor color is noticeably less intense than the European greenhouse-grown clones shown by nico/Faunista/Pandalf
Cultivation notes
Outdoor Northern California. Mike's takeaway 2012-2026 is that F25C phenotypes more like an ornata in his climate and only develops the true 'Claret' deep-red body in greenhouse/Mediterranean conditions.
Photos
Five Mike-source photos imported (2012-05, 2012-05-14, 2012-07-07, 2024-06, 2026-04). Several broken FB/Photobucket links from contributors omitted from gallery.
Standout traits
- Long, slender pitchers; tinted maroon; strongly veined
- Yellowish-green hood and mouth — almost intermediate between var. ornata and var. rubricorpora (KE, post #7)
- More widely circulated in Europe than in the US (multiple Slack-source clones may exist there)
- Mike's clone reaches dark red body color outdoors in Northern California; greenhouse-grown European clones (Faunista, Pandalf) get more intense
Cultivation
Outdoor Northern California. Mike notes the same clone phenotypes very differently across climates — F25C looks more ornata-like in Mike's collection vs. the deep-color Italian/European greenhouse-grown stocks shown by nico/Faunista/Pandalf. Repeat updates 2012-2026 show consistent appearance under Mike's conditions.
Photos (5)
Naming
Named by Adrian Slack (1986 publication) as one of two "names of convenience" for red-form rubricorpora — sister name 'Burgundy' is the darker one. Mike's specific clone is **F25C** in Mike King's numbering (per nico, post #2 — "the true clone is F25C of Mike King").