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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 x

Sarracenia x excellens (S. leucophylla × S. minor var. okefenokeensis) — Mike's two crosses

CA

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2012
Type
individual clones from mike deliberate crosses

Origin

Two of Mike's deliberate crosses, documented together:

  1. S. leucophylla 'RED' × S. minor var. okefenokeensis
  2. S. leucophylla 'Burgundy' × S. minor var. okefenokeensis — includes a 'green face' clone that pitchers up only in fall

History

Single Mike-post thread, 2012-06-03. Brief documentation; no follow-up.

Standout traits

  • Red coloration from both crosses
  • 'Green face' fall-only individual in the Burgundy cross

Cultivation notes

[MISSING] — thread does not document.

Photos

Five Mike-source photos imported, all 2012-06-03.

Standout traits

  • Red coloration — both seed parents (leuco RED, leuco Burgundy) contribute red pigment genes
  • 'Green face' clone in the Burgundy cross — fall-pitcher-only phenotype
  • Stunning red coloration (airforce1, post #2)

Photos (9)

leucophylla 'RED' × minor okee, 2012-06-03— Mike Wang
leucophylla 'RED' × minor okee, 2012-06-03— Mike Wang
leucophylla 'burgundy' × minor okee — green-face clone (fall-only), 2012-06-03— Mike Wang
leucophylla 'burgundy' × minor okee, 2012-06-03— Mike Wang
leucophylla 'burgundy' × minor okee, 2012-06-03— Mike Wang
leucophylla 'Burgundy' × minor okee 'Green Face' — fall expression, September 2012.— Mike Wang
Green Face fall expression, September 2012.— Mike Wang
Green Face fall expression, September 2012.— Mike Wang
Green Face fall expression, September 2012.— Mike Wang

Naming

S. x excellens is the formal binomial for leucophylla × minor hybrids. Mike's individuals are not separately named cultivars in this thread — they're working accessions of the cross.