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sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'ERT Recessive' Bay Co, FL

Bay Co, FL

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2018

A Mike-bred Bay Co, FL rubricorpora — sibling of 'super extreme red throat' from a Mike ('extreme red throat' × rubricorpora, both Bay Co) cross. Atypical for a Bay Co rubricorpora in that traps color up immediately upon opening (Liberty-Co-like behavior); deepens with age. Mike's framing: this clone visually lacks ERT but is hypothesized to carry ERT genes recessively, making it a strategic breeding parent. 9 Mike photos (2018-2019). Cross-link to its expressing sibling, 'super extreme red throat'.

Note on the long taxonomic-debate post (post 41214): Mike and Calen Hall debate whether the Sandy Creek population is better called var. ornata than var. rubricorpora; that essay's photos are general Bay-Co-rubricorpora-ish examples, not photos of this specific clone, and have not been added here.

Standout traits

  • Atypically immediate red coloration — pretty red right when traps open, deepening with age (vs. typical Bay Co rubricorpora which take weeks to months to color up)
  • Sibling to S. flava var. rubricorpora 'super extreme red throat' — same seed batch, same parental cross
  • Inferred to carry ERT alleles recessively — Mike's framing as breeding-significant 'hidden trait' material
  • Dominant dark red body coloration
  • Lid greenish at trap opening (trait shared with Liberty Co rubricorporas)
  • Mike (2019): one of the rare Bay Co individuals that 'colors up easily year after year' on the immediate-red-trap pattern

Cultivation

  • Heat-wave damage observed (2018-06): freshly-opened traps susceptible to leaf burn during high-summer heat events.
  • Otherwise standard Bay Co rubricorpora culture; this clone is unusually responsive (i.e. produces the red color quickly and consistently year-over-year, where most Bay Co rubricorporas need weeks-to-months to color up).

Photos (9)

rubricorpora 'super extreme red throat' (the EXPRESSING sibling, NOT this clone) — included for sibling-comparison context, 2018-06-26— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2018-05-29 — freshly-opened trap, greenish lid + already-red body— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2018-05-29 — throat mostly red so the ERT recessive expression isn't visible— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2018-05-29— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2018-06-25 — heat-wave damage on some traps— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2018-06-25— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2019-06-10 — freshly opened, immediate red expression— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang
ERT Recessive, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang

Naming

"ERT Recessive" — Mike's label noting that this clone DOES NOT visually express the extreme-red-throat (ERT) trait of its mother, but is presumed to carry ERT genes recessively (its sibling 'super extreme red throat' does express it). The hidden-genetic-potential framing is the cultivar's reason for being maintained.