Carnivorous Plant Clone Wiki
Awaiting Mike's review. This entry was AI-extracted from forum posts. Treat specifics as a working draft until reviewed.

sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora 'solid red throat' Liberty Co, FL

Liberty Co, FL

Breeder
Mike Wang (intra-population rubricorpora × rubricorpora cross)
First described
2014

A standout S. flava var. rubricorpora — Mike's intraspecific cross between two Liberty Co, FL parents — that adds a solid red throat to the typical rubricorpora yellow-top + red-body color pattern. Documented from 2014 to 2025 (41 Mike photos). One of Mike's most-photographed clones.

Origin

A Mike-bred selection from a cross between two different S. flava var. rubricorpora parents, both from the same Liberty County, FL population. The specific parental clones are not named.

The cross targeted (or captured) a phenotype rare among Liberty Co rubricorporas: solid red throat instead of the typical "red blotch" or "cut throat" pattern. The European Liberty Co ornata was the only other example of solid-red-throat in the broader Liberty Co flava world that Mike could cite (post 1, 2014-06-09).

History

  • Pre-2014: Mike makes the cross and grows out the seedling that becomes this clone. Year [MISSING].
  • 2014-06-08 (post 1): First forum documentation. Mike's framing of the rarity of solid-red-throat in Liberty Co rubricorpora, with a nod to Dr. Travis Wyman's parallel breeding work.
  • 2015-07-02 (post 8): "This plant was divided like crazy and the body is only now starting to color up. This clone is now in circulation."
  • 2016-05 (posts 9, 14): Mike's color-development sequence, showing how the throat darkens with trap age.
  • 2018-05-17 (post 15): Mike's chop-vs-keep-phyllodia observation. Cross-coast comparison with bogman.
  • 2019-05-23 (post 16): Repotted with phyllodia kept; clone colors up beautifully.
  • 2020-04 / 05: Standard color-development arc documented over multiple weeks.
  • 2022-06-04: "consistently beautiful yellow tops and red bodies under optimal conditions."
  • 2025-05-25: Most recent update — clone going strong.

Standout traits

  • Solid red throat — uncommon in Liberty Co rubricorpora.
  • Yellow top + red body — strong color contrast for the brief window after each trap opens.
  • Reliable year-over-year coloration — even after transplant or under adverse weather.
  • Lid pigmentation evolves — yellow shifts to reddish as the trap ages, eventually closing the contrast window.

Cultivation notes

  • Don't chop winter leaves under California-like conditions. Mike's clone underperforms (greener body) when phyllodia are cut off in January. Bogman reports the opposite under east-coast conditions — likely climate-dependent.
  • Repot with phyllodia attached for best spring color.
  • Standard rubricorpora care otherwise.

Photos

See gallery below — 41 Mike-photos spanning 2014 through 2025.

Standout traits

  • Solid red throat — uncommon in Liberty Co, FL rubricorpora
  • Strong yellow top + red body color contrast — Mike (2016-05-09): 'outstanding yellow top and red body contrast'
  • Lid coloration shifts: starts bright yellow, gradually picks up red as the trap ages
  • Throat color deepens with trap age — 'the red gets even more colorful as the trap ages' (Mike, 2016-05-31)
  • Reliably colors up year over year, even after transplanting or under poor weather (Mike, 2018-05-17)
  • The yellow-top + red-body 'prime' window is brief — only a few weeks after each trap opens before the lid starts turning reddish too
  • Mike's favorite Liberty Co rubricorpora aside from the very dark / black clones (2020-05)
  • Made by Mike crossing two different rubricorpora clones from the same Liberty Co population — intraspecific outcross

Cultivation

  • Don't chop winter leaves before spring (under Mike's CA conditions). Mike's plants color up reliably when the winter phyllodia are kept on, but lose color when chopped. The east-coast experience differs (bogman's plants color up after chopping) — a possible climate-dependence in cultural advice.
  • Repot with phyllodia attached — Mike (2019-05-23): "the mother plant was repotted, but all the winter phyllodia was kept on. It colored up!"
  • Throat color develops over time. Don't judge a freshly opened trap.
  • Yellow-top window is brief. The dramatic yellow-vs-red contrast lasts only a few weeks per trap; lids gradually pick up red pigments as traps age.

Photos (41)

Solid red throat, 2014-06-08 — first forum documentation— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat — bird's eye view of the yellow lid top, 2014-06-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2015-07-02 — 'divided like crazy', body now coloring— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2015-07-02— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05-08— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05-03 — throat less colorful here vs 2016-05-08 photos— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05 — Mike: 'GOSH!'— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2016-05-31 — older trap with throat fully colored, lid starting to redden too— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2018-05-16 — winter leaves had been chopped; body came up greener than usual— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2018-05-16 — 'the lids look amazing'— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2018-05-16— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2018-05-16— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2018-05-16 — confirming the throat character even on a less-colorful year— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23 — repotted with winter phyllodia kept on; full color— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2019-05-23— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-04-27— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-04-27 — throat 'not quite there yet'— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-04-27— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-04-27— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-05-05 — fully colored up— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2020-05-05— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2022-06-04 — older trap (left) vs new (right)— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2022-06-04— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2025-05-25— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2025-05-25— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2025-05-25— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2025-05-25— Mike Wang
Solid red throat, 2025-05-25— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive label for the clone's standout trait — solid red throat, distinct from the more typical "red blotch" or "cut throat" pattern seen in most Liberty Co rubricorporas. Mike (post 1, 2014-06-09): "many of the S. flava var. rubricorpora clones in circulation, especially from Liberty County, FL, have a standard 'red blotch' or 'cut throat' but only a tiny amount of them have this solid red throat."