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sarracenia leucophylla var. alba

Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba Washington Co, AL — population overview

Washington Co, AL

First described
2016
Type
population multi clone locality

Multi-clone Washington Co alba population — rivals HCW in white-ness + strong summer pitcher production. Mike's white-recessive-and-low-vigor hypothesis based on this population.

Standout traits

  • **Rivals HCW in white-ness** (Mike, post #4, 2016)
  • Excellent summer trap production — atypical for albas
  • **Vigor-vs-white-recessive hypothesis** (Mike, post #1, 2016): brightest-white clones tend to have low vigor (e.g. MKL042) suggesting selfed/inbred origin in wild — supports 'extreme white = recessive trait' theory
  • Same plant can produce non-alba spring traps + bright-white fall traps — chameleon-aging pattern
  • Red pigments in traps under certain environmental conditions (HCW-like)

Cultivation

  • Outdoor NorCal; cold-tolerant per cold-tolerant-leucos framework (C0293).
  • rmeyer (post #3, 2016): looks like S. alba HCW F × Adrian Slack seedling from Addington seed.

Photos (9)

blindingly white Washington alba, 2016-06-17— Mike Wang
red pigments under conditions, 2016-06-17— Mike Wang
Washington alba, 2016-06-17— Mike Wang
summer trap rivaling HCW, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang
back view, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang
Washington alba, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang
same plant — bright white + regular trap, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang
Washington alba, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang
Washington alba, 2016-07-21— Mike Wang