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Awaiting Mike's review. This entry was AI-extracted from forum posts. Treat specifics as a working draft until reviewed.

sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis

Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis 'California Carnivores' clone (Savage Garden featured)

First described
2014
Type
single clone named grower source published reference

The Savage Garden featured okefenokeensis. Capable of 3-foot pitchers under CalCarn's culture; phenotypic variance with size.

Standout traits

  • Reference clone for var. okefenokeensis — featured in The Savage Garden
  • Capable of ~3-foot pitchers in California Carnivores' grow
  • Phenotypic variance: 'nominal at best' at intermediate size; 'a lot more shapely when they're gigantic'
  • Spring-pitcher-dominant — biggest traps formed in spring (with rare Indian-summer fall expression)
  • philcula's 2014 framework (post #2): vegetative maturity is distinct from sexual maturity. Don't divide; don't let root-bound; pot larger and deeper. He grew his okee from 18-20" max for 14 years to 32" tall with 4" hoods after stopping divisions.

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Phil Faulisi's vegetative-maturity protocol: stop dividing; pot deeply; improve water quality; don't let root-bound. Phil reports applying this to all his moorei + okee plants with "super giant" results.

Photos (3)

Naming

Reference to the source — California Carnivores nursery clone. Featured as Mike's first-ever impression of okefenokeensis in Peter D'Amato's "The Savage Garden" book.