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sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla RED 'Clone A x Clone B select' Franklin Co, FL (Wes Buckner cross)

Franklin Co, FL

Breeder
Wes Buckner (made the A × B cross); Rob Co (PitcherPlantProject) gave the select clone to Mike
Collector
sunbelle / Trent (parent clones A, B, C, D — wild collection)
First described
2013
Type
named cross from now extirpated population

Wes Buckner's selected cross of two of sunbelle's wild-collected parent clones (A and B) from the now-extirpated Franklin Co 'Tate's Hell' site. Reddest cultivation leucophylla Mike has seen. Pure species (no introgression) — pollinator-validated by hawk moths.

Standout traits

  • Reddest cultivation leucophylla Mike has seen, second only to wild plants
  • Spring AND fall pitcher production — fall traps are the darkest red, may turn entire trap solid red during winter dormancy
  • Vigorous; outstanding compared to siblings
  • Even the developing new pitcher is bright red (Mike, 2013)
  • Visible from a distance
  • Pollinator-validation of pure leuco identity (sunbelle, post #14, 2013): hawk moths visit only LEUCO pitchers, never (leuco × moorei) hybrids — and they accept the Franklin Co red leucos, supporting non-hybrid red coloration

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California (Mike). Pitchers may open late in the season; full color expression takes additional time after opening. rmeyer (post #39, 2019): "I've had better seasons with this one in the past" — phenotype is environment-dependent. sidorian (post #38, 2019): shorter pitchers but more numerous and thicker — phenotypic plasticity.

Photos (26)

AxB select — 2013-09-28— Mike Wang
2013-09-28— Mike Wang
2013-09-28— Mike Wang
Bright-red developing pitcher, 2013-09-28— Mike Wang
2013-09-28— Mike Wang
Parent: Franklin County A — sunbelle's photo, 2013-10-12— sunbelle
Parent: Franklin County B — sunbelle's photo, 2013-10-12— sunbelle
Franklin County B — sunbelle, 2013-10-12— sunbelle
Franklin County C — sunbelle, 2013-10-12— sunbelle
Franklin County D — sunbelle, 2013-10-12— sunbelle
Mike's AxB — 2015-10-04— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2015-10-04— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2015-10-04— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2015-10-04— Mike Wang
drummer230's AxB — spectacular, 2020-09-29— drummer230
Mike's AxB — 2022-09-25— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2022-09-25— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2022-09-25— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2022-09-25— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB spring traps — 2025-05-28— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2025-05-28— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2025-05-28— Mike Wang
cocles' AxB — 2025-05-14— cocles
cocles' AxB — 2025-05-14— cocles
Mike's AxB fall traps — 2025-09-25— Mike Wang
Mike's AxB — 2025-09-25— Mike Wang

Naming

Sibling pedigree: - Clone A — sunbelle's wild collection - Clone B — sunbelle's wild collection (the reddest leuco Mike has seen in cultivation) - Cross A × B by Wes Buckner - Mike's plant: select offspring of A × B given to him by Rob Co of the Pitcher Plant Project (Sunset Magazine published 2013). Mike (post #1, 2013): "I've seen other seedlings from this batch, and they don't compare to this plant, which is vigorous, and just an absolute beauty."