Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa Tattnall Co, GA (montana-intermediate seedlings)

Origin and significance

Tattnall Co, GA — Mike's accession is a seedling population from "supposedly the southern-most coastal-plain range" of S. purpurea ssp. venosa in Georgia. The population matters not just because of its rarity but because some seedlings show recurved hoods like S. purpurea var. montana, suggesting a possible intermediate form between venosa and montana.

Mike's 2011 hypothesis: this population might represent a genetically intermediate venosa-montana lineage in the wild. If so, it's a useful data point for the broader question of how wild Sarracenia populations carry mixed-origin alleles.

Growth pattern

2011: painfully slow.
2012 (~7 months later): fast growth, gaining momentum after establishment.

Photographic evidence

The 2012-07-10 photos clearly show recurved hoods on some individuals — the visible diagnostic for the montana-intermediate hypothesis.

Standout traits

Recurved-hood phenotype on some individuals — looks like *S. purpurea var. montana* expression in a venosa-locality population.

Greenish-yellow background coloration with red veins.

Painfully slow-growing in early years — Mike's 2011 framing.

Picked up momentum in second year (2012); Mike: 'growing very fast and gaining momentum now that they're established.'

Visually different from NC and SC venosas — possibly a unique shape.

Mike's hypothesis: intermediate between *venosa* and *var. montana* — taxonomic interest beyond ornamental value.

Cultivation

Mike's growth pattern observation across the first two seasons:

2011: painfully slow growth.
2012 (~7 months later): fast growth and momentum after initial establishment phase.

Standard outdoor purpurea care otherwise. The thread spans 6 pages / 82 posts — multi-year update content beyond Mike's first two posts likely useful for further synthesis.