- First described
- 2015
- Type
- single clone from population locality
Mike's Santa Rosa giant okee psittacina — winter is the best display season. Multi-year phenotypic variation; widely distributed.
Standout traits
- Phenotypic year-to-year variability — 2014 produced small plants with very large heads; 2015 had longer winged petioles and roundish heads (Mike, post #1, 2015)
- **Best traps in winter** — Mike (post #3, 2015): 'parrot pitcher plants look pretty darn nice during the winter...in fact, I find that they look their BEST this time of year'
- Giant variants present — heads can become exceptionally large with parrot-like beak
- Half-shade / half-sun produces mixed expression on same clone (Mike, post #3, 2015)
- Distribution well-established — Mike (post #10, 2019): established divisions of best Santa Rosa clone offered for distribution; hcarlton growing same clone with good fall color
Cultivation
- Outdoor Northern California.
- Best display in winter dormancy / cool weather.
- Multi-year wait for full giant expression.
- Same plant in mixed sun/shade shows different expression on each side.
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Naming
Mike's locality designation. Multi-clone documentation.