- First described
- 2012
- Type
- single clone locality unknown
Origin
A red-pigmented ssp. rubra individual with a strikingly long lid. Mike has no wild-locality data (post #3, 2012); his suspicion is Carolinas based on appearance. purpman (post #5, 2012) suggests Shallotte, NC, where a long-lid form is known to exist in the wild.
This clone is distinct from Mike's other long-lid plant — a green short ssp. rubra from Onslow Co, NC documented in a separate 2020 thread.
History
- 2012-08-12 (post #1): Mike posts the clone, asks if it could be ancestral or undescribed.
- 2012-08-12 (jdallas, post #2): suggests jonesii based on lid.
- 2012-08-14 (post #4): Mike posts a side-by-side jonesii comparison.
- 2012-08-27 (purpman, post #5): suggests Shallotte, NC origin.
- 2012-08-31 (kiwiearl, post #6): identical clone known in New Zealand.
- 2022-10-10 (post #9): Mike notes the clone has been near-exhausted multiple times due to division demand; finally has a few divisions to show.
- 2023-09-25 (post #10): handheld photographs to improve image quality.
- 2023-10-13 (alexis, post #11): "growth habit seems more rubra than jonesii to me" — settling the jonesii lookalike question toward rubra.
Standout traits
- Consistently red — atypical for ssp. rubra.
- Long lid — distinctive enough to suggest jonesii at first glance.
- Slightly taller than typical rubra ssp. rubra.
- Possibly an ancestral or undescribed variant (Mike's 2012 speculation).
Cultivation notes
Persistent low-stock issue from division demand — Mike has had trouble keeping more than a single mother plant on hand. Recently divided plants take a season to recover full color.
Photos
18 Mike-Wang photos spanning 2012-08 → 2023-09, including a side-by-side jonesii comparison.
Standout traits
- Consistently red — atypical for ssp. rubra (Mike, post #1, 2012)
- Slightly taller pitchers than typical rubra ssp. rubra
- Strikingly long lid — kiwiearl (post #6, 2012): same form known in NZ; alexis (post #11, 2023): 'growth habit seems more rubra than jonesii to me'
- Mike's 2012 question: 'I almost wonder if this is indeed an ancestral form, or perhaps an undescribed variant'
- jdallas (post #2, 2012): initially mistaken for rubra jonesii on lid alone
Cultivation
Mike (post #9, 2022): "This clone has been hangin on by a thread for the past few years, and every time it gets nice and healthy again, someone snatches up my best clone." Persistent low-stock problem due to division demand.
Recently divided plants typically don't color up to full intensity in their first growing season (Mike, post #9, 2022) — patience required for color to return.
Photos (17)
Naming
"Long lid" — Mike's informal label describing the unusually elongate lid that distinguishes this clone.