- Breeder
- Mike Wang
- First described
- 2022
- Into cultivation
- 2022
- Type
- breeding line multi clone
Origin
Mike's F1 cross combining the Caroline Co, VA giant purp.purp. (a rare large-form clone) as seed parent with the most resilient marl- bog purp.purp. in the collection as pollen parent. The Caroline Co parent is "super rot prone" — only one division left in 2022, hanging on by a thread — so this cross is partly a contingency line to preserve the giant phenotype.
History
Cross described 2022-09-15 (post #1, id=48979). Update 2022-10-09: F1 seedlings ~2× the size of regular purp.purp. seedlings grown alongside. Update 2026-01-12: a selected F1 individual confined to a too-small 6-inch pot still produced traps Mike calls "massive."
Standout traits
- Vigorous, rapid growth — "BALLER speed."
- ~2× size of typical purp.purp. seedlings under identical conditions.
- Most offspring inherit the Caroline Co, VA seed parent's shape.
Cultivation notes
Mike is selectively culling smaller seedlings before distribution to ensure only true giants ship. Larger pots than 6 inches recommended — the documented Jan 2026 individual was clearly under-potted.
Standout traits
- Seedlings ~2× the size of regular purp.purp. seedlings sown identically.
- Most plants share the parental Caroline Co, VA shape.
- Vigorous growth — described as growing at 'BALLER speed'.
- Selected divisions, even in undersized 6-inch pots, can produce massive traps.
Cultivation
Mike's stated goal: keep the gigantic phenotype while gaining the marl-bog parent's resilience. Selecting/culling for size before distribution. One selected seedling in a too-small 6-inch pot (Jan 2026) still produced massive traps — Mike implies a larger pot would push them further.
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Naming
Descriptive: documents the F1 batch "(Caroline Co, VA × marl bog)" — not a single cultivar but a breeding line being grown out and culled for distribution.