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sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Helmut's Delight' (Helmut Kibellis / Australian supermarket origin)

USA Gulf Coast (likely)

First described
2013
Into cultivation
1980s
Type
imported cultivar with uncertain wild origin

Imported into Europe from Australia in the 1980s by Helmut Kibellis, who purchased the original plant at an Australian supermarket. Mike's 2013 introduction was the first US distribution after years of European-only cultivation.

Standout traits

  • White pigment far down the pitcher + petiole
  • Intense red netting / dark veins
  • Source population presumed extinct
  • Possible S. leucophylla AJ01 sibling-population
  • Stable European cultivation; rare US import

Standout traits

  • Pure-white pigment travels FAR DOWN the pitcher (further than 'regular' leucos) — both interior and exterior, plus down the petiole (Mike, post #12, 2015)
  • Intense red netting / dark veins in the interior and exterior — high-contrast against the white
  • Ries Van Ool (Netherlands) selfed this clone; the F1 has same genetic background but with reach pinkish-red outside-tube + heavily-veined inside (nelio, post #16, 2016)
  • Continuously-popular European cultivar; rare in the US even in 2013
  • Decent fast-growing under outdoor Northern California conditions (Mike, 2013) — but alexis (post #27, 2021) reports it grows slowly in his climate (one pitcher spring + one autumn over 5 years; possibly needs more feeding)
  • Possible AJ01 sibling — Mike's 2018 hypothesis (post #19): 'reminds me a lot of S. leucophylla AJ01 for some reason... maybe they're from the same original population?'
  • Original wild population presumed extinct — preservation-relevant

Cultivation

Mike (NorCal): medium-high vigor, fastest growing leuco in his collection. Spring AND fall pitcher production typical. Trap emergence in mid-August in Mike's climate.

alexis (PNW or similar cooler climate, post #27, 2021): grows slowly — needs heavy feeding for vigor. "Some clones don't seem to need much to thrive, others get stuck if they don't capture anything."

rory (UK?, post #17, 2017) + jonathancreek (UK, post #23, 2019): Stable European cultivation; standard leucophylla protocol.

Photos (36)

Helmut's Delight — first US import documentation, 2013-08-09— Mike Wang
2013-08-09— Mike Wang
2013-08-09— Mike Wang
2013-08-09— Mike Wang
2014-09-12— Mike Wang
2014-09-12— Mike Wang
Helmut's Delight (right) + Escambia leuco (left, background), 2014-09-12— Mike Wang
2015-09-07— Mike Wang
2015-09-07— Mike Wang
2015-09-07— Mike Wang
2015-09-07— Mike Wang
2015-09-19— Mike Wang
2015-09-19— Mike Wang
2015-09-19— Mike Wang
2015-09-19— Mike Wang
2015-09-19— Mike Wang
2015-10-04— Mike Wang
2015-10-04— Mike Wang
White color extending down the petiole, 2015-10-04— Mike Wang
Spring pitchers — 2016-04-21— Mike Wang
Early 2017 traps — 2017-08-14— Mike Wang
2017-08-14— Mike Wang
Helmut's Delight + 'puffy cheeks' clone in background, 2018-09-16— Mike Wang
2018-09-16— Mike Wang
2018-09-16— Mike Wang
2019-09-02— Mike Wang
2019-09-02— Mike Wang
2019-09-02— Mike Wang
2021-10-05— Mike Wang
2021-10-05— Mike Wang
2021-10-05— Mike Wang
2021-10-05— Mike Wang
2022-09-12— Mike Wang
2022-09-12— Mike Wang
2022-09-12— Mike Wang
jonathancreek's Helmut's Delight — first fall pitchers, 2019-09-17— jonathancreek

Naming

Cultivar name honors Helmut Kibellis, a German grower in Australia who purchased the original wild-collected plant at an Australian supermarket in the 1980s. Etymology recorded by Mike (post #1, 2013).