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sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Chuck Powell clone' (Mike's first Sarracenia)

First described
2012
Type
individual clone historic sentimental mikes first sarracenia

Origin

Acquired by Mike from Chuck Powell of the local Bay Area CP Society — Mike's very first Sarracenia. Source predates Mike's other clones by some years.

History

Mike's narrative arc (post #1, 2012-06-06):

  1. Received as a huge-rhizome plant
  2. Kept on a sunny windowsill year-round (no winter dormancy) → near- total death the next grow season
  3. Salvaged a side shoot
  4. ~Decade-long unrepotted neglect with rare pitcher production; tag buried in the pot
  5. Rediscovered ~2009-2010 [VERIFY year] — found tag and a 6" pot with ~10 growth points; groomed and repotted
  6. Rebounded to full force in one grow season

2012 status: nice spring pitchers + strong fall oval-shaped trap flush.

  • 2018-03-27 — sidorian acquires a 'Chuck Powell clone' division from Dean Cook (lineage parallel)

Standout traits

  • Mike's first Sarracenia — historical / sentimental
  • Oval-shaped fall traps; spring/fall pitcher cycle
  • Notch on one early trap's lip — Mike highlighted as quirky

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. Cloned but not distributed — circulation is essentially zero.

Photos

Eight Mike-source photos imported, all 2012. See photos[].

Standout traits

  • Mike's first Sarracenia ever — sentimental value
  • Spring + fall pitcher production cycle; oval-shaped fall traps
  • Notch on the lip on at least one trap (Mike, post #1)
  • Recovered from near-death after extreme neglect (~10+ years unrepotted)
  • Has been extensively cloned by Mike but never distributed (because tag was buried during the unrepotted period)

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Mike's history: first received plant with huge rhizome in fall, kept on a sunny windowsill (no winter dormancy → near-total death). Salvaged a side shoot which slowly grew into a multi-growth-point plant; then ~decade neglected with no repotting and rare pitcher production. Mike found the original tag ~2009-2010 [VERIFY], regroomed and repotted; plant returned to full force within a grow season. Today: nice spring + strong fall oval-trap flush.

Photos (8)

Spring pitchers, 2012-06-06— Mike Wang
Trap with weird notch on the lip, 2012-06-06— Mike Wang
Spring trap, 2012-06-06— Mike Wang
Spring trap, 2012-06-06— Mike Wang
Spring trap, 2012-06-06— Mike Wang
Fall trap, 2012-10— Mike Wang
Fall trap, 2012-10— Mike Wang
2012-10-30 — different lighting— Mike Wang

Naming

'Chuck Powell clone' = informal label for the source — Bay Area CP Society member Chuck Powell. Mike's first-ever Sarracenia.