- First described
- 2012
- Into cultivation
- 2012
A yellow-flowered S. psittacina — exceptional in a species where the default flower color is reddish-purple. Mike's hypothesis: ancestral introgression from another species, perhaps S. flava, many generations back. Documented from 2012 in a single thread, with no follow-up flowering photos.
Origin
Wild-origin S. psittacina from Okaloosa County, FL. Mike acquired the clone in 2012 ([VERIFY] — "I just recently acquired it this year"). The clone's age in cultivation prior to Mike is uncertain ("rather old," per Mike). Original collector and date are [MISSING].
Mike compares the clone to several other psittacinas from Bay Co, FL in his collection that share the trap coloration but had not flowered as of 2012, leaving open the possibility that the yellow-flower trait might be more widespread than recognized.
History
- Pre-2012: Clone in cultivation somewhere; Mike believes it's "rather old".
- 2012: Mike acquires it.
- 2012-08-31 (post 1): First forum documentation. Mike states the clone is not anthocyanin-free and proposes the hybrid-origin hypothesis (psittacina × ?, perhaps flava).
- 2012-09-02 (post 3): Mike — "I don't think it's big enough to flower next year, but hopefully the following year."
- 2012-09-03 (post 6): Forum context — Christoph Belanger's S. purpurea 'Phoenix' selfings produce yellow-flowered offspring with no hybrid origin, demonstrating yellow flowers can arise without hybridization in the genus.
- 2012-09-06 (post 10): Mike concedes — "yeah, it seems unlikely that those yellow genes resulted from hybridization..." (in context of jasonksepka's pure-NJ-purpurea yellows).
- 2012-12-early (post 11): More photos. The plant looks characteristically pale for a psittacina.
- 2014-10-18 (post 14): wireman observes the entire plant looks comparatively pale.
- 2016-09-25 (post 15): rudeko asks for flower pics — no answer recorded.
Standout traits
- Yellow flowers in a species that essentially always has reddish-purple flowers.
- Pale overall coloration, beyond just the flower.
- Anthocyanin-positive despite the yellow flowers — capable of producing red pigments, distinguishing it from a true anthocyanin-free mutation.
- Possibly hybrid-origin (Mike's hypothesis, weakened by evidence from yellow-flowered NJ purpurea selfings).
Cultivation notes
Mike's plant grew under standard psittacina culture. No clone-specific advice given. Notably, the plant did not flower within the time window covered by this thread.
Photos
See gallery below — 11 Mike-photos from 2012.
Standout traits
- Yellow flowers — exceptional in S. psittacina, where reddish-purple is the default
- Comparatively pale overall — forum member wireman (2014-10): 'It looks like the entire plant is comparatively pale compared to other psittacina'
- NOT anthocyanin-free — the clone retains the ability to produce red pigments, despite the yellow flower color (Mike, post 1)
- Possibly hybrid-origin (ancestral introgression with another species, e.g. S. flava); Mike speculates this in post 1 but treats it as a hypothesis, not established fact
- Yellow-flowered psittacina is rare enough to attract crossing interest from breeders (jasonksepka requested seeds in 2012)
Cultivation
No clone-specific cultivation notes posted. Mike (post 3, 2012): the plant is "rather old" but not yet large enough to flower next year (i.e., 2013); flowering hoped for in the year after. Mike grows it under his standard psittacina culture.
Photos (11)
Naming
Mike's descriptive label — distinguishing this clone from the default red-purple-flowered *S. psittacina*. Mike (post 1): "Here's a yellow flowered S. psittacina, which is interesting because I have several other S. psittacina from Bay Co, FL that have similar colored traps but haven't flowered yet."