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

sarracenia flava var. rugelii

Sarracenia flava var. rugelii (population) Okaloosa Co, FL

Okaloosa Co, FL

First described
2018
Type
population

A select Okaloosa Co, FL rugelii population that Mike characterizes (within his rugelii performance framework) as "mostly genetic giants" — slow growers, fewer traps per season, but capable of giant traps relative to their rhizome size. Distinct from the typical, high-vigor Okaloosa rugelii populations. Mike distributed divisions of these plants in the year preceding the 2018 thread.

Note: all photos in the source thread are external postimg.cc links and are not mirrored locally — see photos_not_mirrored and open_questions.

Standout traits

  • Mostly 'genetic giants' (Mike's classification): slow growth, fewer traps per season, but with very large traps for the rhizome size — alternate-year giant pattern
  • Considerable girth on traps even before vegetative maturity
  • Unusually late trap production — some giant traps still developing in mid/late May (atypical for rugelii, which usually flushes April / early May in Mike's growing area)
  • Distinct from typical Okaloosa Co rugelii populations — most other Okaloosa populations Mike has grown perform like 'every-day' flava var. rugelii

Cultivation

  • Mike's framing: rugelii performance modes are "genetic giants" (slow + alternate-year giant) vs "hybrid vigor giants" (many-traps + generally large). This population behaves mostly as the former.
  • California Carnivores grew Mike's S. flava var. rugelii 'clone A' (a separate accession) indoors and got the biggest traps Mike had ever seen on it within ~1 year — context for expected potential of these genetics under glasshouse.
  • Outdoor coastal-CA growing produces consistent above-average traps but doesn't match indoor / greenhouse maximums.
  • Mike noted intermittent water-quality fluctuations leading to leaf-tip burn; not a persistent issue.

Naming

Mike's label — population-level designation. Population selected because its members appear mostly to be 'genetic giants' (per Mike's classification framework — see Description).