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sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla 'pretty white' Okaloosa Co, FL

Okaloosa Co, FL

First described: 2016

A bright-white S. leucophylla from Okaloosa Co, FL — possibly an emerging var. alba, with a somewhat circular mouth Mike attributes to ancestral S. flava introgression. Cultivation is challenging but Mike loves the clone for breeding. Documented from 2016 to 2022 (12 Mike photos).

Origin

Wild-origin S. leucophylla from Okaloosa Co, FL. Original collector and date are [MISSING]. Mike acquired the clone pre-2016.

History

Pre-2016: Mike acquires.
2016-09-09 (post 1): First forum doc. Mike floats the alba question and the historical-flava-introgression hypothesis.
2019-11-04 (post 2): Belated retrospective photos showing the peak whitening on a division. Mother plant produced even bigger traps that year but went unphotographed.
2022-05-13 (post 3): Mike — "I absolutely love this clone for breeding, but it's soooo dang difficult to keep alive!"

Standout traits

Bright white traps, can be mistaken for var. alba.
Circular mouth — possibly ancestral flava introgression.
Heavy year-to-year phenotypic variance.
Beloved breeding parent — Mike's 2022 endorsement.

Cultivation notes

Fragile. Treat as a difficult clone; reasons aren't fully detailed in the thread.

Photos

See gallery below — 12 Mike-photos spanning 2016 through 2022.

Standout traits

Bright white traps that 'can be mistaken for a var. alba'
Somewhat circular mouth — Mike (post 1, 2016): suggests historical back-crossing with S. flava many generations ago
Possibly var. alba — TBC after more growing seasons
Difficult to keep alive — Mike (post 3, 2022-05-14): 'soooo dang difficult to keep alive!'
Loved as a breeding parent (Mike, 2022-05-14)
Heavy phenotypic variance — same clone can produce 'normal' traps one year and exceptionally white traps another
Mother plant (separate from the documented division) produced really big traps in 2018 but went unphotographed

Cultivation

Difficult to keep alive — Mike has flagged ongoing cultivation challenges. Treat as fragile.
Mike's framing on circular mouth (back-crossing with flava historically) suggests this clone may have hybrid-vigor behavioral patterns; standard leucophylla care otherwise.

Photos (12)

pretty white, 2016-09-09 — first forum doc — pretty white, 2016-09-09 — first forum doc— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2016-09-09 — pretty white, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2016-09-09 — pretty white, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2016-09-09 — pretty white, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

pretty white division, 2019-11-04 — peak whiteness — pretty white division, 2019-11-04 — peak whiteness— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2019-11-04 — pretty white, 2019-11-04— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2019-11-04 — pretty white, 2019-11-04— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2019-11-04 — pretty white, 2019-11-04— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2019-11-04 — pretty white, 2019-11-04— Mike Wang

pretty white spring traps, 2022-05-13 — pretty white spring traps, 2022-05-13— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2022-05-13 — 'same exact clone! Isn't that pretty extreme?' — pretty white, 2022-05-13 — 'same exact clone! Isn't that pretty extreme?'— Mike Wang

pretty white, 2022-05-13 — pretty white, 2022-05-13— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's descriptive 'pretty white' label. Mike (post 1, 2016-09-13) notes the clone may turn out to be var. alba but had not yet been proven able to produce a solid white interior.