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sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis

Sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis 'short petiole' / 'round heads' Covington Co, AL

Covington Co, AL

First described: 2016
Type: single clone named from population
Cultivar: 'short petiole'

Mike's standout Covington Co psittacina — short petiole + giant heads. Distinct reddish-white flower variant in same population.

Standout traits

**Short petiole + giant heads** — distinctive trait separating this clone from longer-petioled Covington siblings
Bright red color expression
Reddish-white colored flower (one clone in population) — distinct from typical psittacina pink-red
**Holds traps through winter** in Bay Area NorCal (adaetz100, post #7, 2020) — completely purple as they age
Phenotypic plasticity: 'round heads' name — heads not always round (Mike, post #8, 2020)

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California; standard psittacina culture.
Mike's seed increase 2018-2020: 200 seeds from 30 pollinations → 16 seedlings → multi-year slow growth in cold weather.

Photos (28)

reddish-white flower variant, 2016-04-24 — reddish-white flower variant, 2016-04-24— Mike Wang

unusual flower (left) vs normal (right) same population, 2016-04-24 — unusual flower (left) vs normal (right) same population, 2016-04-24— Mike Wang

flower close-up, 2016-04-24 — flower close-up, 2016-04-24— Mike Wang

short-petiole giant-head clone, 2016-09-09 — short-petiole giant-head clone, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

Covington okee, 2016-09-09 — Covington okee, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

Covington okee, 2016-09-09 — Covington okee, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

Covington okee, 2016-09-09 — Covington okee, 2016-09-09— Mike Wang

colored up, 2016-10-05 — colored up, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang

Covington okee, 2016-10-05 — Covington okee, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang

Covington okee, 2016-10-05 — Covington okee, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang

adaetz100's clone — winter-purple, 2020-04 — adaetz100's clone — winter-purple, 2020-04— adaetz100

adaetz100's clone, 2020 — adaetz100's clone, 2020— adaetz100

round heads clone, 2020-08-04 — round heads clone, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang

round heads, 2020-08-04 — round heads, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang

round heads, 2020-08-04 — round heads, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang

round heads, 2020-08-04 — round heads, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang

round heads, 2020-08-04 — round heads, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2020-10-03 — short petiole, 2020-10-03— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2020-10-03 — short petiole, 2020-10-03— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2020-10-03 — short petiole, 2020-10-03— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2020-10-03 — short petiole, 2020-10-03— Mike Wang

seed increase F1 seedlings, 2020-10-03 — seed increase F1 seedlings, 2020-10-03— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2022-06-30 — short petiole, 2022-06-30— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2022-06-30 — short petiole, 2022-06-30— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2022-06-30 — short petiole, 2022-06-30— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2022-06-30 — short petiole, 2022-06-30— Mike Wang

short petiole — colorful, 2024-04-16 — short petiole — colorful, 2024-04-16— Mike Wang

short petiole, 2024-04-16 — short petiole, 2024-04-16— Mike Wang