sarracenia leucophylla var. alba

Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba 'Rod's Favorite' (HCW Clone F × MKL042)

Breeder: Mike Wang
First described: 2016
Type: single clone named from mike breeding line
Cultivar: 'Rod's Favorite'

Mike-bred F1 — HCW Clone F (vigorous) × MKL042 (slow super-white). Tall + skinny + bright white. 'Rod's Favorite' is the named keeper from the 7-seedling batch.

Standout traits

**Mike-bred F1 between two pure-bred alba lines** — HCW Clone F (vigorous) × MKL042 (slow). Hybrid vigor + bright white expression confirmed parents are pure inbred lines
Tall + skinny morphology (MKL042-leaning)
HCW-shape head
Strong spring pitchers
Cross has produced multiple worth-keeping siblings; this is the named one
Predicted yellow-flower trait won't show (recessive); Mike (post #3, 2016) speculated yellow-flower comes from S. alata introgression generations earlier

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California; standard alba culture.

Photos (5)

Rod's Favorite F1, 2016-05-14— Mike Wang

side profile, 2016-05-14— Mike Wang

var. alba quintessential look, 2016-05-14— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike (post #6, 2016): 'S. leucophylla var. alba Rod's Favorite (HCWFxMKL042)' — named for Rod Co's preference for the clone.