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sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Bright Red' Covington Co, AL

Covington Co, AL

Breeder
Mike Wang (select seedling from a hundreds-of-plants batch)
First described
2017

A Mike-bred red leucophylla seedling — Mike's potential WRR competitor with bright (not dark) red color stretching far down the petiole, plus a beaming-white top. Hybrid-vigor growth. Possibly more disease-resistant than WRR — to be confirmed. 28 Mike photos spanning 2017-2021.

Standout traits

  • Bright red color (vs dark) that stretches far down the petiole, even on newly opened traps
  • Very bright white top — clear and beaming, not 'watered down' by red mixing
  • Hybrid-vigor growth — fast-clumping, like Wilkerson's Red Rocket
  • Stout, firm pitchers
  • Mike's potential WRR competitor — possibly more disease-resistant than WRR which is rot-prone
  • Proven breeder (Mike, post 13, 2020-08-24)
  • Heavy phenotypic variance — sometimes doesn't color up; sometimes 'raises an eyebrow' (Mike, 2021-07)
  • Selected seedling, not wild-collected

Cultivation

  • Hybrid-vigor growth. Fast clumping, easy to bulk.
  • Disease resistance is a key selection criterion — Mike expects this clone to outperform WRR on rot resistance.
  • Year-to-year color variance is normal.
  • Standard leucophylla care.

Photos (29)

Bright Red, 2017-08-31— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-08-31— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-08-31— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-08-31— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-09-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-09-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-09-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-09-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2017-09-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2018-09-16— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2018-09-16— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2018-09-16 — newly opened, will fill in more red— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2019-10-22 — older fall trap; very white top + red far down petiole— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2019-10-22— Mike Wang
Different red Covington Co clone (sibling) for comparison, 2019-10-22— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2020-08-24 — proven breeder— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2020-08-24— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2020-08-24— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-07-13 — variable expression— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-07-13— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-07-13— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-09-09— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-09-09— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-09-09 — chunky honker— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-10-11— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-10-11— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-10-11 — traps darken with age— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-10-11— Mike Wang
Bright Red, 2021-10-11— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive 'Bright Red' label — for the bright (not dark) red coloration. Mike (post 1, 2017-08-31): "It took years upon years of growing out hundreds of plants to finally find this one gem."