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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 × moorei

Sarracenia × moorei 'Hunchback' Covington Co, AL

Covington Co, AL

Breeder
Mike Wang (deliberate cross)
First described
2016

A man-made S. × moorei (deliberate F1 cross by Mike) with both parents from Covington Co, AL — distinguished by an unusual hunched pitcher back and a golden glow that develops as the trap ages. Surprisingly leucophylla-dominant despite using flava as the pod parent. Documented 2016-2017 (19 Mike photos).

Origin

Mike's deliberate cross:

  • Pod parent: Sarracenia flava var. rugelii Covington Co, AL
  • Pollen donor: Sarracenia leucophylla Covington Co, AL (a wide, somewhat circular-mouthed, bright white individual)

The cross is "true to location" — both parents from the same county. Year of sowing [MISSING].

Mike's framing: typically flava blooms before leucophylla and crosses with flava-as-pod-parent are difficult, but in some years weather aligns and a diverse leucophylla population yields an early-blooming individual. Mike speculates the pollen donor may carry historical moorei genes (wide mouth as evidence), which might explain both its early bloom and the leucophylla-dominant F1 phenotype.

History

  • Pre-2016: Cross made and seedlings grown out.
  • 2016-08-21 (post 1): First forum doc — Hunchback identified among the seedlings, plus one notable sibling.
  • 2016-08-29 (post 6): Lime-green tint developing.
  • 2016-09-15 (post 7): Golden tinge documented.
  • 2017-04-10 (post 8): Spring traps update.
  • 2017-09-10 (post 13): Forum member audacityofthemind914 posts photos of his Hunchback acquisition (broken tinypic links).

Standout traits

  • Hunched back — defining structure.
  • Golden glow on lip + interior as traps age.
  • Leucophylla-dominant F1 — surprising given the pod parent.
  • Vigorous — substantial traps from a young seedling in a small pot.

Cultivation notes

Standard Sarracenia hybrid culture. Wait for traps to age before judging color.

Photos

See gallery below — 19 Mike-photos from 2016-2017.

Standout traits

  • Hunched / oddly-shaped pitcher back — the defining structural trait
  • Slight golden / yellow glow on the lip and trap interior as the trap ages — Mike (post 7, 2016-09-15): 'a beautiful golden tinge to it'
  • Strongly leucophylla-dominant phenotype despite being F1 — surprising given flava was the pod parent
  • Mike (post 1, 2016-08-22): 'Had I not divulged the details of the cross, one may have assumed this was a leucophylla back-cross, but it's an F1 hybrid!'
  • Vigorous — close to 2-foot tall traps in a 4" pot as a young seedling
  • Lime-green tint on mouth/interior in young traps, shifting to bright yellow / gold with age

Cultivation

  • Standard Sarracenia hybrid culture; vigorous.
  • Traps deepen in golden coloration as they age — fresh traps are less impressive.
  • Mike's parents bloomed mismatched in most years; getting this cross required lucky weather alignment + a genetically diverse population with some early-blooming leucos.

Photos (19)

Hunchback, 2016-08-21 — first forum doc, traps ~2 ft in a 4-inch pot— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-08-21— Mike Wang
Hunchback — illustrating the unusual back shape that earned the name— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-08-21 — back/structure detail— Mike Wang
Hunchback when its trap had just opened — less colored at first— Mike Wang
The flava var. rugelii pod parent — Covington Co, AL— Mike Wang
The flava var. rugelii pod parent— Mike Wang
A sibling from the same cross — also leucophylla-dominant, with potential— Mike Wang
Hunchback's notable sibling— Mike Wang
Hunchback's notable sibling— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-08-29 — lime-green tint developing on mouth— Mike Wang
Younger traps, less colored, 2016-08-29— Mike Wang
The notable sibling, 2016-08-29— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-09-15 — golden tinge developing on lip + interior— Mike Wang
Hunchback close-up, 2016-09-15— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-09-15— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2016-09-15 — different angle— Mike Wang
Hunchback spring traps, 2017-04-10— Mike Wang
Hunchback, 2017-04-10— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive 'Hunchback' label — references the unusual hunched / oddly-shaped pitcher back. Forum member yosemite (post 2, 2016-08-22) suggested 'Quasimodo' as a more glamorous alternative; Mike (post 5) preferred Quasimodo but the 'Hunchback' label stuck.