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sarracenia leucophylla var. alba

Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba 'original yellow' Washington Co, AL

Washington Co, AL

First described
2018

The 'original' / canonical yellow-flowered Wash. Co alba in Mike's collection. Year-round trap quality, spring traps unusually impressive for an alba, fall traps go fully white. AMAZING breeder with dominant-white offspring. Northern-climate friendly with earlier fall pitcher emergence. 36 Mike photos spanning 2018-2024.

Standout traits

  • Outstanding alba traps year-round; the spring traps are also impressive (atypical for albas)
  • Yellow flower with red blush in petals/sepals — characteristic of Wash. Co alba phenotype
  • Fall traps go especially WHITE as they age — 'JAW DROPPING' (Mike, 2018-10-06)
  • Tall, alata-esque trap shape (Mike's framework: distant alata introgression)
  • AMAZING BREEDER — dominant white characteristics; colors up easily in offspring
  • Northern-grower-friendly — fall pitchers emerge several weeks ahead of typical leucos (good for cold-climate growers)
  • Slow to divide — minor frustration, despite being a Mike favorite

Cultivation

  • Year-round trap quality — spring + summer + fall.
  • Aged fall traps go fully white.
  • Slow to divide — patience for stock building.
  • Northern climate friendly — earlier fall pitcher emergence.

Photos (36)

original yellow, 2018-05-14— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-05-14— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-05-14— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-05-14— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow fall traps, 2018-10-02— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-10-02— Mike Wang
original yellow aged traps, 2018-10-06 — JAW DROPPING— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-10-06— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2018-10-06— Mike Wang
original yellow spring, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2019-06-10— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-08-17 — early fall pitchers (weeks ahead of other leucos)— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-08-17— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-10-01— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-10-01— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-10-01— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2020-10-01— Mike Wang
original yellow mid-summer, 2022-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2022-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2022-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2022-07-18— Mike Wang
original yellow fall, 2023-09-15— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2023-09-15— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2023-09-15— Mike Wang
original yellow newly opened, 2023-09-15— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2023-09 (additional)— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2023-09 (additional)— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2024-10-25— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2024-10-25— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2024-10-25— Mike Wang
original yellow, 2024-10-25— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's 'original yellow' label — the first / canonical yellow-flowered alba from Wash. Co, AL in his collection. Bridge clone for the broader Wash. Co yellow-flower phenotype group.