- Collector
- Art Junier (source / original grower)
- First described
- 2011
- Type
- single population via named grower art junier
Origin
A S. purpurea ssp. purpurea lineage from the lake district of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, sourced through Art Junier. Junier's original plants reportedly produced foot-long pitchers that could hold nearly half a pint of liquid — Mike's reference ceiling for what this Muskoka population can produce in ideal conditions.
Mike's 2011 framing: this was the most vigorous purp. purp in his collection at the time, even though he never matched Junier's trap sizes in NorCal.
Standout traits
- Most vigorous ssp. purpurea in Mike's 2011 collection.
- Capable of foot-long pitchers (in Junier's conditions).
- Color expression environmental — yellow hood contrast varies by climate.
Standout traits
- Most vigorous purp. purp in Mike's collection (2011 framing).
- Reportedly gigantic in Art Junier's hands — foot-long pitchers, ~half-pint liquid capacity.
- Mike's plants haven't reached Junier's size in NorCal but maintain strong vigor.
- Forum confirmation (idontlikeforums, 2012-05-09): plants purchased from Mike at the BACPS meeting in Oakland flowered and developed solid dark red/purple coloration outside Mike's growing conditions.
- Yellow contrast in the hood is environmentally induced — varies by climate.
Cultivation
Mike's note (post #3, 2012-05-09): most of his purp. purps don't show much color when pitchers are new, but darken with age. The yellow-hood contrast is environmental, not a fixed trait.
Heat is a known risk: airforce1 (post #4) noted overheated pots smelled like cow manure on his end. This is the standard hot-pot rot problem in purpureas.
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Naming
Locality designation only — Muskoka, Ontario. Art Junier is identified as the source-grower, not as a cultivar namer.