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sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa Brunswick Co, NC — population

Brunswick Co, NC

First described
2012
Type
population multi clone lost then reseeded recovered

Origin

Multi-clone wild-source venosa population from Brunswick Co, NC.

History

  • 2012-05-15 — Mike's first thread post: "several genetically different individuals... they all look similar, yet each one has a unique 'face'"
  • 2012-07-23 — pot filling in
  • Mike's collection move (~2014) — Mike loses the original plants and all photos. Critically, before losing them, he had crossed every plant in the population with every other plant — preserving the genetics in seed
  • 2020-10-18 — F1 seedling generation re-sown and growing; diversity of the original population recovered
  • 2020-12-11 — surprise: every F1 seedling turned RED; most resemble the highly sought-after 'Brunswick RED' clone
  • 2021-07-23 — Mike notes Northern California summer cool-temps are not ideal for purpurea growth; documented 10x20 tray / shallow-soil-warmth trick
  • 2022-10-24 — bulbous-clone individual highlighted from the population
  • 2023-04-03 — Mike posts an old (2013-08-17) archive photo
  • 2026-01-08 — customer-division photo

Standout traits

  • Multi-clone diversity within one population
  • Lost-and-recovered conservation case via sib-crossing seed backup
  • F1 generation showing surprising all-red phenotype
  • Documented bulbous individual

Cultivation notes

Outdoor Northern California. Northern California summer cool-temps make purpurea growth marginal; Mike's tray-shallow-soil-warmth mitigation is a documented workaround.

Photos

Nine Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2026. See photos[].

Standout traits

  • Multi-clone tray with diverse 'faces' (Mike, 2012)
  • Lost in Mike's move (likely 2014, per other Brunswick-Beauty entry timeline) but had been backed up via crossed seed
  • Re-sown population: every plant in the F1 seedling batch turned RED — most resemble the highly sought-after 'Brunswick Red' clone
  • Outcross-by-design conservation: Mike crossed every plant from the original population with each other before losing them

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Mike (post #11, 2021-07-23) notes Northern California summer cool temps (~73-83°F) are not ideal for purpurea growth — uses 10x20 trays with shallow soil volume so the substrate warms faster. PNW growers with summer triple-digits would not need this trick.

Photos (9)

Brunswick venosa population, 2012-05-15— Mike Wang
Filling pot, 2012-07-23— Mike Wang
Re-sown post-loss population, 2020-10-18— Mike Wang
Every F1 seedling turned RED — 2020-12-11— Mike Wang
Brunswick Red-like F1 seedling, 2020-12-11— Mike Wang
2021-07-13— Mike Wang
Bulbous-clone individual, 2022-10-24— Mike Wang
Old archive — pre-loss population shaded under taller plants, 2013-08-17— Mike Wang
Customer division, 2026-01-08 update — Mike notes the photo captured better than typical for him— Mike Wang

Naming

Population locality.