- First described
- 2024
- Type
- population
- Cultivar
- 'yellow heads'
Origin
A S. psittacina population from Walton Co, FL — Mike's third attempt to keep Walton Co material alive. First attempt (>10 years before 2024): rotted from over-watering. Second attempt: seeds were misplaced in Mike's seed library and lost. Third attempt: pandemic-era seed gift — currently in cultivation, slow-growing.
Standout traits
- Yellow trap heads — striking, NOT anthocyanin-free.
- Walton Co historically produces unusually large 'wings' on traps and includes giant forms — visible in Mike's first batch a decade ago.
Cultivation notes (psittacinas in Mike's NorCal climate)
- Don't sit Walton-area psittacinas in water permanently — Mike's rot loss came from this.
- Climate is borderline too cold; growth concentrated in fall heat waves.
- Late-summer 2023 cold snap burned most of Mike's fall psittacina traps — rhizomes/roots survived.
Standout traits
- Yellow trap heads — striking color form, NOT AF.
- Walton Co psittacinas historically produce unusually large 'wings' on traps + giant forms — Mike's first batch (decade ago) showed this trait.
- Multi-attempt acquisition story — material has been hard to acquire repeatedly.
Cultivation
Walton Co psittacinas have repeatedly given Mike trouble:
- Don't sit them in water permanently — they rot, even though many growers swear by it.
- Cold-sensitive — Mike's NorCal climate is borderline too cold; psittacinas only grow well in fall heat-wave windows.
- Slow growth at his site — moss often overgrows them faster than they grow.
- Cold-event damage — late-summer 2024 cold snap burned most of his psittacina collection's fall traps; rhizomes survived. Mike encourages: keep psittacina pots out of permanent standing water (cf. thread 4178).
Photos (3)
Naming
Descriptive — yellow trap heads (not anthocyanin-free, but quite yellow).