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sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'L × best clone select dark' Liberty Co, FL

Liberty Co, FL

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2015
Type
single clone select from breeding line
Cultivar
'select dark'

The single darkest selection from Mike's Clone L × best clone seed batch. Demonstrates Mike's broader breeding lesson: even mediocre-looking seedlings from this cross outperform most rubricorpora clones at maturity; this 'select dark' is the standout.

History

Mike introduced in 2015-04-17 (post #1) with the rubricorpora-breeding framing: don't judge by seedling color, the L × best line consistently produces gems. The same post documents the just-opened traps — already exceptional but Mike noted further darkening expected with age.

The 2015-04-30 sibling-comparison post (post #8) shows that even an "ordinary looking" L × best seedling becomes a mature gem.

By 2020 (post #14) Mike formally claims this as 'the absolute darkest rubricorpora individual in the entire seed batch.' 2021 updates emphasize photo limitations — the in-person color is darker than camera captures.

Standout traits

  • Darkest single individual from L × best seed batch
  • Mature darkening continues seasons after opening
  • Vigorous

Cultivation notes

  • Outdoor NorCal.
  • Photo always understates darkness — judge in person.
  • Standard rubricorpora cultivation.

Standout traits

  • Darkest individual from the L × best clone seed batch
  • Mike (post #1, 2015): traps just opened in 2015-04-17 photos and were already exceptional; later updates show progressive trap-aging darkening
  • Vigorous (Mike, post #1, 2015): 'this plant did look outstanding as a seedling, but never did I think that it'll end up looking like this'
  • Reproducibility variance: Mike's many later updates noted it's hard to capture the true color in photos — pic always undersells the in-person darkness

Cultivation

  • Outdoor Northern California (Mike) + various distributed growers.
  • The 'mediocre seedling that became gem at maturity' message (post #8, 2015) is Mike's central rubricorpora-breeding lesson: even average-looking L × best seedlings outperform most other rubricorpora clones at maturity.
  • Distribution well-established — Mike, calen (BACPS 2013), audacityofthemind914, MAXROIDS!, others have divisions.

Photos (14)

select dark red — just-opened, 2015-04-17— Mike Wang
select dark red, 2015-04-17— Mike Wang
select dark red, 2015-04-17— Mike Wang
Mike: 'I heart this plant', 2015-04-17— Mike Wang
select dark red, 2015-04-17— Mike Wang
the 'meh seedling at maturity' sibling — average L × best is still spectacular, 2015-04-30— Mike Wang
sibling at maturity, 2015-04-30— Mike Wang
select dark — established mature plant, 2020-08-17— Mike Wang
select dark, 2020-08-17— Mike Wang
select dark, 2020-08-17— Mike Wang
select dark with lighter sibling background for comparison, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
select dark, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
select dark, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
select dark vs regular rubricorpora (left) — darker than camera shows, 2021-07-01— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's working label 'select dark' or 'select dark red' — descriptor for the darkest single seedling from the L × best seed batch.