- First described
- 2012
- Type
- single clone historical cc acquisition
Origin
Acquired from California Carnivores; Mike held the clone for more than a decade by 2012, placing acquisition at ~2002 or earlier [VERIFY]. Specific wild source / collector pre-CC is not stated.
The clone's skinny-trap form is morphologically distinct from most jonesii in cultivation, which trend toward bulbous traps.
History
- ~2002 [VERIFY]: Mike acquires from CC.
- ~2002 → ~2012: annual rot-and-recover cycle.
- ~2012: Mike identifies winter standing water as the cause and stops it. Rot ceases.
- 2012-08-31 (post #1): first forum documentation, with the rot-prevention insight.
- 2014-01: long thread on rot prevention with multiple growers contributing detailed advice.
- 2024-11-19 (post #16): updated photos.
Standout traits
- Skinny pitcher form — atypical for jonesii.
- Fall darkening of trap color.
Conservation status
ESA-listed endangered. California-only distribution per Mike's standing practice for federal-endangered Sarracenia.
Cultivation notes
The thread is one of the wiki's most useful rot-prevention resources for rubra-complex plants. Key takeaways:
- Don't sit in water through winter (especially in mild-winter California climates).
- Live sphagnum substrate produces bigger plants; pure peat produces more colorful but smaller.
- Divide before clumping tightens (Slack advice).
- Physan 20 as a preventive transplant fungicide.
- Winter haircut for air/light/rinsing.
- RO water for municipal quality > 100 ppm.
Photos
5 Mike-Wang photos spanning 2012-08 → 2024-11.
Standout traits
- Skinny pitcher form — unusual for jonesii, which typically has a bulbous trap shape
- Traps darken in fall as they age
- Mike (post #1, 2012): 'a lot different from any other jonesii I've ever seen'
Cultivation
- Critical winter advice: do NOT leave jonesii sitting in water during winter (Mike's hard-learned lesson). Top-water only or much-reduced tray water during dormancy.
- Substrate: jdallas's experience suggests live sphagnum grows the biggest plants; pure peat produces more colorful plants but smaller size.
- Adrian Slack's old advice (cited by jdallas, post #6, 2014): divide rubra-complex plants before they form tight clumps to reduce rot susceptibility.
- Optional fungicide: Physan 20 as a transplant treatment (multiple growers report effective).
- Winter haircut: jdallas trims all leaves on rubras + most species in January for air circulation, UV exposure, rinsing effect.
- Water quality matters: Mike (post #9, 2014) lost a super-dark-purple leucophylla seedling and ~40% of a tray to a single watering with 165 ppm Hetch-Hetchy-substitute water during a CA winter. Salvaged 3 small divisions of the leucophylla. RO water highly recommended where municipal quality is variable.
Photos (5)
Naming
Mike's working label: "California Carnivores clone" — identifies the cultivation source rather than naming the clone.