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Awaiting Mike's review. This entry was AI-extracted from forum posts. Treat specifics as a working draft until reviewed.

sarracenia rosea

Sarracenia rosea yellow clone Okaloosa Co, FL

Okaloosa Co, FL

First described
2022
Type
single clone
Cultivar
'yellow clone'

Origin

An S. rosea clone from Okaloosa Co, Florida with anomalous yellow trap color. Mike's working hypothesis: historic introgression with S. flava that has been back-crossed sufficiently that only the color betrays the mixed ancestry [VERIFY] — trap shape is pure rosea.

Standout traits

  • Yellow trap color in some years; solid pink to reddish in others.
  • Color toggle is not yet attributed to a specific environmental cause.
  • Pure rosea morphology despite the yellow color.

Cultivation notes

Always grown in full sun; the yellow ↔ red shift remains unexplained. "When grown for Jesus" (Mike's idiom for highest-quality care) the clone presents very well.

Standout traits

  • Yellow trap color in some years; solid pink to reddish in other years.
  • Color shift not tied to obvious environmental factors — Mike notes the plant is always grown in full sun.
  • Pure rosea trap shape — flava ancestry not obvious from morphology alone.

Cultivation

Always grown in full sun; the yellow ↔ red color shift is not yet correlated with a specific environmental cause. Mike says it looks "pretty niiiice" when grown to high standards ("for Jesus" — Mike's idiom for top-tier horticultural care).

Photos (4)

Naming

Descriptive — 'yellow clone'.