S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana

S. montana jackson co, NC

I love montanas. Some people say they do not see a difference or a need to give this entity a variety status, but it is different then both the northern subspecies, and the plants from the Atlantic coastal plains. 

Imagine a antho free montana.

AF Sarrs

 Here are some pictures of AF plants i currently own. Anthocyanin-free plants are plants that are free of all red pigmant, leaving plants a bright, almost glowing green.

I got my first AF plant last spring from Mike Wang, a S. purpurea subsp. purpurea f. heterophylla. It has not really done much this year, but the rhizome seems to have increased in size. I recently recieved a S. rubra subsp. gulfensis f. luteoviridus and a S. leucophylla f. viridescens from Fred P. Just coming in the mail on Friday, my S. psitticina var. okefenokeensis f. luteoviridus from Mike Wang. At first, I did not care much for the AF plants, but as soon as i received my first one, i fell in love with them.

I might be offering a division or two from the psitticina in a few weeks or so, so stay tuned.

S. purpurea subsp. pupurea f. heterphylla

S. rubra subsp. gulfensis f. luteoviridus

S. leucophylla f. viridescins

S. psitticina var. okefenokeensis f. luteoviridus

S. psitticina var. okefenokeensis f. luteoviridus

S. purpurea and Roseas

A tray of S. rosea

Here are some pictures of S. purpureas and roseas. I seem to live in a perfect place for them, as it does not get to cold for the roseas, but gets cold enough for the purp purps.

These plants are one of the easiest of all carnivorous plants to grow, as well as one of the most rewarding.

If you grow these plants, make sure to give S. purpurea subsp. purpurea a long and cold dormancy, but watch the temperatures on S. rosea. They are from the south, and do not appreciate really cold temperatures.

Subsp. purpurea is found north of Maryland. Subsp. venosa is found south of Virginia, with intermediates occurring in between the two ranges. V. montana is found in the mountains of the Carolina, with one site occurring in Georgia. subsp. venosa grows south along the Atlantic coastal plains, south to Georgia. There is a gap along central Georgia, with the range continuing from the Florida pan handle, west to Louisiana. There are differences between the plants of the gulf coast and Atlantic coast, so a new species has been describes (S. rosea). If you want to read about the differences between the subspecies please check out Barry Rice's website.
Sarracenia purpurea page
Sarracenia rosea page

Here are the pictures of some of the clones i am growing.

S. purpurea subsp. purpurea F. heterophylla 

S. purpurea subsp. venosa Old dock, Nc Clone H

S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana Jackson co, NC

S. rosea mobile co, AL clone A

CCPS Plant update, Fred P. Review

Original Post

I won the auction for the S. Pupurea ssp. venosa "Brunswick Beauty". I also won a pack of S. wilkerson's red x Purpurea ssp. venosa.I received a pack of S. alata Stone co, MS seeds as well. I am amazed at both the health of the seeds and the plant. The seeds have had an almost 100% germanation rate, while the plant is doing nice. Since I received it later in the year, it has not had a chance to settle in and grow new leaves, but i am looking forward to next growing season with it.

S. purpurea subsp. venosa "Brunswick Beauty" 

S. rosea mobile co, AL Clone N

Another nice clone from this population, Look at how thick the lip is.

S. Rosea Mobile co, AL Clone A

I love the plants from this population. I received this plant from my mom for Xmas. In fact, i just love roseas in general. I love there shape and there huge lip. They also have a unique pink flower. They are pretty and make some nice hybrids.

Suitland bog, MD

This was my first time ever seeing sarracenia in the wild. I have seen some droseras in the wild near Lake Tahoe but never sarracenia. 

This location is called suitland bog. It is found a few miles outside of Washington Dc. 

The first clump I saw 

The whole slope of plants 

A closer up pic

A huge clump

Some nice pictures of various plants

There are several nice seedpods 

CCPS auction

I just won a nice purpurea and some seeds from Fred P though the CCPS auction that ended this evening. I won a purpurea subsp. venosa "Brunswick bueaty" (shown above) and some S. purpurea subsp. venosa x wilkersons red seeds from him as well.