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

New FREE Plants

Yay. I just got two new plants in the mail. I got a wherry from a give away on Terrafourms and a rubra ancestral form from crawford co, GA from a kind member also on terrafourms. I cant wait to grow these out.

 Wherry 

S. rubra subsp gulfensis ? ancestral form Crawford co, GA

The under appreciated rubras

It's that time of the year were Sarracenia rubras are making there fall leaves and I feel like most people dont care for this complex of plants.

I have found rubras to be really under appreciated in cultivation. Sarracenia rubra is difficult to classify, since some say that the simmilar small red flowers make the, the same species, with several subspecies.

The Format I Use

• S. alabamensis
• S. alabamensis subsp. wherry
• S. jonesii
• S. rubra
• S. rubra subsp. gulfensis
• S. rubra subsp. rubra

In cultivation, it seems that rubras are under appreciated due to there smaller size and really floppy pitchers in the spring and early summer. In the fall, when the plants are at there prime, they are amazing. I have found each one has a distinctive shape that I find very delightful.

S. alabamensis

This is a nice rubra. It has really floppy spring leaves, semi floppy summer leaves, and beautiful fall leaves. The leaves can reach a height of over a foot tall and can have feint areolations. They also can develop a nice golden color.

S. alabamensis subsp. Wherry

This subspecies looks like a smaller and a more plain, not as shapely alabamensis, but is more common in cultivation. My clone, from Chatom, Alabama, can reach much greater heights then  normal for the species. My clone also has a fall flower growing.

S. jonesii

This is a rare plant found in only a few counties in north and south Carolina. Like other rubras, this species has floppy spring leaves and nice shapely fall leaves. This species has a bulge in the upper part of the pitcher, giving the leaf a unique shape.

S. rubra subsp. gulfensis

This plant is the largest rubra. It can get up to 2 feet tall. My clone came from california carnivores. It seems like this subspecies does not have as big a difference between the spring and fall leaves.  My clone currently has one new leaf that is towering abouve all the other and is still growing. It also has a odd coloring pattern, where only the top half of the inside of the lid has red coloration.