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sarracenia rosea

Sarracenia rosea GIANT (Big Mama × clone C) Mobile Co, AL

Mobile Co, AL

Breeder
Mike Wang
First described
2015
Into cultivation
2013
Type
single clone named from mike breeding line

Mike-bred F1 preserving Big Mama genetics after the original mother plant was lost to rot. Multiple Mike growers + xyu document mature plants 2013-2024 sown to giant. 1/4-liter trap capacity confirmed.

Standout traits

  • **Preserves Big Mama genetics** after the original mother plant was lost to rot ~2013 (Mike, post #1, 2015)
  • **Hybrid vigor** — 3 selected seedlings from the batch were 2-3X the size of the rest (Mike, post #1)
  • Massive trap size at maturity — pushing huge traps even before fall flush (Mike, post #26, 2020-08-04)
  • Late-fall trap-size eruption pattern (Mike, post #6, 2015-12-01): summer traps regular-sized; massive fall traps appear late October/November after heat-wave / Indian summer
  • Strong shape inheritance from clone C (the keeper Mike has his eye on)
  • Multi-grower distribution: Mike, philcula, rob58, Xiaoyang Yu (xyu), audacityofthemind914 — well distributed
  • xyu's 2024 plant: trap holding >1/4 liter liquid (post #35, 2024-06-09)

Cultivation

  • Outdoor Northern California; standard rosea cultivation.
  • Late-fall trap-size eruption — don't write off mid-season smaller traps; the giants come in October-November after heat events.
  • First-bloom fertility caveat (Mike, post #10, 2016): first flowers often don't shed pollen even when female parts are fertile; second bloom typically resolves.
  • Cross to red throat giant (Mike, post #18, 2016): Mike harvested seeds of (big mama × clone C) × red throat giant — expecting to 'Burbank' for biggest, baddest plants in next generation.
  • Distribution chain documented across Mike → philcula, rob58, xyu, Xiaoyang Yu, others.

Photos (27)

Mike's eye-clone (clone-C-shape inheritance), 2015-08-08— Mike Wang
Mike's eye-clone, 2015-08-08— Mike Wang
intermediate-shape sibling, 2015-08-08— Mike Wang
intermediate-shape sibling, 2015-08-08— Mike Wang
late-fall giant trap eruption, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
giant fall traps, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
intermediate-shape sibling — regular-sized but nice shape, 2015-12-01— Mike Wang
first bloom — pollen-shedding test, 2016-03-23— Mike Wang
GIANT before fall flush, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2020-08-04— Mike Wang
really big trap, 2020-09-15— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2020-09-15— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2020-09-15— Mike Wang
post-division — colors, 2021-10-07— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2021-10-07— Mike Wang
GIANT, 2021-10-07— Mike Wang
Xiaoyang Yu's plant, 2024-01-23— Xiaoyang Yu
Xiaoyang Yu's plant, 2024-01-23— Xiaoyang Yu
Xiaoyang Yu's plant, 2024-01-23— Xiaoyang Yu

Naming

Mike's working label 'GIANT' added by 2020 (post #26) once mature trap size confirmed. Original framing was 'big mama × clone C' — preserve the fattest genetics from a now-lost mother plant.