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sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea 'veinless' Fort Nelson, BC

BC, Canada

First described
2012
Type
individual clone marginal range rare conservation
Cultivar
'veinless'

Origin

Wild origin Fort Nelson, British Columbia. Possibly the western-most known wild S. purpurea ssp. purpurea population. Mike acquired via trade from a friend (post #12, 2012-08-27). Habitat unspecified at acquisition; carl/purpman speculates marl-bog origin based on squat morphology.

History

  • 2012-06-04 — Mike's first thread post
  • 2012-08-27 — Phil Sheridan asks how it was procured; carl raises the marl-bog hypothesis; Mike says "probably the western- most location though?"
  • 2012-09-02 — jasonksepka shares an independent-finding NJ Pinelands veinless plant + the first known AF purpurea from the NJ Pinelands (Burlington Co + Ocean Co)
  • 2020-08-28 — Mike documents extreme neglect-and-recovery: the plant nearly died, "literally the last division left in the collection"
  • 2020-12-09 — cold-color development photographed
  • 2022-12-05 — all-red winter dormancy documented
  • 2023-07-14 — Mike notes a separate fresh Fort Nelson BC accession (~100 plants) is almost entirely dead under identical care to old-faithful's; "I'm not certain why they're croaking so easily. Other purp. purps. grown under identical conditions and with identical care are doing just fine"

Standout traits

  • Veinless (not AF — still has anthocyanin)
  • Squat hood shape
  • All-green summer → all-red winter
  • Bullet-proof old-faithful clone, contradicting fresh-accession fragility

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. Survives extreme neglect. Fresh cultivation accessions paradoxically die at high rate.

Photos

Eight Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2023. See photos[].

Standout traits

  • Veinless phenotype — green/bronze with no vein pattern, but not AF (still has anthocyanin)
  • Squat morphology — possibly marl-bog adapted
  • Distinctive hood shape — Mike (post #21, 2020-08-28): 'incredibly unique'
  • All-green during summer; turns ALL RED during winter dormancy (Mike, post #24, 2022-12-05)
  • Bullet-proof under cultivation despite extreme neglect — Mike has nearly lost it multiple times but recovered
  • From the western terminal margin of the species' natural range

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Mike has neglected this clone repeatedly and it has survived. Down to one division by late 2020 (Mike, post #23). Critical observation: a separate fresh accession of Fort Nelson BC purpurea (~100 plants) has been almost entirely lost despite Mike's identical care for 'old faithful' (Mike, post #25, 2023-07-14). This suggests the original clone has unusual cultivation tolerance.

Photos (8)

Fort Nelson veinless, 2012-06-04— Mike Wang
Fort Nelson veinless, 2012-06-04— Mike Wang
Whole plant view, 2012-06-11— Mike Wang
2012-08-25— Mike Wang
Recovery after neglect, 2020-08-26— Mike Wang
Cold-color development, 2020-12-09— Mike Wang
All RED winter dormancy, 2022-12-05— Mike Wang
'Old faithful', 2023-07-12— Mike Wang

Naming

'Veinless' = phenotype descriptor — no veining despite NOT being anthocyanin-free; produces a 'tangerine blush on an even background' (eolian, post #22).