- Collector
- Manny Herrera (selector)
- First described
- 2023
- Into cultivation
- 2022
- Type
- single clone
- Cultivar
- 'purple black'
Origin
A standout S. rubra ssp. gulfensis clone selected by Manny Herrera. Mike acquired a division winter 2022. Specific wild locality not documented.
Standout traits
- Mike's working claim: possibly the blackest gulfensis clone in cultivation, after 20 years of comparison.
- Traps achieve purple-black under optimal conditions (Manny's reference photos).
- Closest comparable: S. rubra ssp. gulfensis 'red ABG'.
- jgreen1025 prefers the lid shape (horizontally projecting) over the more vertically angled ABG.
Cultivation notes
Mike's first-season division was shaded by surrounding flavas; expects fuller color in subsequent seasons.
Standout traits
- Possibly the blackest gulfensis clone in cultivation — Mike's claim after 2 decades growing many gulfensis clones.
- Traps turn purple-black under optimal conditions.
- Manny's reference photos document the trait at peak — Mike's division still establishing.
- Closest comparable clone: Mike's gulfensis 'red ABG' (thread 4966).
Cultivation
Acquired by Mike winter 2022. First-season was shaded by neighboring flavas — color compromised. Mike expects fuller color after better growing conditions. jgreen1025 (post #2) prefers this clone's horizontally-projecting lid shape over the more vertically angled ABG lid.
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Naming
Descriptive — purple-black coloration. 'Manny Herrera' to attribute the selector.