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sarracenia minor var. minor

Sarracenia minor var. minor Charlton Co, GA (different population)

Charlton Co, GA

First described
2014
Type
population multi clone locality

The "regular size" Charlton Co var. minor population — distinct from Mike's tall-form Charlton entry. Plants stay only a few inches at maturity but show notable color-form variance, including red individuals.

History

Mike posted this in July 2014 (post #1) noting the population had been torturous to establish — 5+ years of stunted juvenile growth and repeated botrytis outbreaks before the plants finally moved to adult form. Once at adult stage the fungal threats subsided.

Updates through 2015, 2021, and 2022 confirm the established population is robust and producing color-form variants. The 2015 update (post #5) flagged "a very nice red one" worth tracking.

Standout traits

  • True regular var. minor size (a few inches at maturity)
  • Color form variation including red individuals
  • Botrytis-resistant once mature

Cultivation notes

  • Long juvenile establishment period (5+ years) is the most important cultivation note. Don't write off slow Charlton minor seedlings.
  • Botrytis pressure is highest in juvenile stage; mature plants weather outdoor conditions reliably.

Standout traits

  • True 'regular' var. minor size — only a few inches at maturity (Mike, post #1, 2014)
  • Notable color form variation in the population — Mike (post #5, 2015): 'some nice color forms too' including 'a very nice red one'
  • Population persists long-term in cultivation — Mike posted updates 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022 — 'still going after so many years'

Cultivation

  • Outdoor Northern California.
  • Hard to establish — 5+ years of stunted juvenile decline. Mike (post #1, 2014): "they remained in a stunted, declining 'seedling juvenile' stage for more than 5 years until now, and botrytis tried to kill them off several times." Once they hit adult-trap stage the fungal disease threats subsided.
  • This is consistent with the broader S. minor seedling-fickleness pattern — wireman (post #3, 2014) reported Francis Marion seedlings needed months to recover from repotting.
  • 2021/2022 photos show Mike's plants are now mature, robust, and flowering — established population behaves normally.

Photos (21)

regular-size Charlton minors, 2014-07-15— Mike Wang
baby minors detail, 2014-07-15— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2014-07-15— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2014-07-15— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
color form, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
color form, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
very nice red individual, 2015-06-18— Mike Wang
established population, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
established population, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
established population, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
established population, 2021-06-02— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang
Charlton minors, 2022-07-11— Mike Wang

Naming

Mike's title disambiguates: "Charlton Co, GA (different population)" meaning a separate population from his other already-posted Charlton var. minor material.