Jonathan Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I took advantage of a bit of sun to take these this morning. Things are moving on in leaps and bounds. This cuprea is always extremely vigorous but has coloured up particularly well this year. S.flava 'Claret' I love these buffy flowers S. flava x alata 'Marston Select' And finally a shot of my outdoor barrel including S. purpurea, S. flava, D. binata, D. rotundifolia, Dionaea and P. grandiflora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangelo Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I love these buffy flowers S. flava x alata Are you sure that the cross are flavaxalata? .... And rubra? The flower isn't yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I know! This is how it was labelled when i received it from a reputable grower (bareroot). I can only assume there is some introgression in the ancestry. The pitchers are green, lightly veined in the throat, and are heavily influenced by flava, with no evidence at all of any rubra genes. The photo is a reasonable reflection of the flower colour in real life. Red is confined to the edges of the sepals and (as a blush) to the bases of the petals. The flower size/form has no real suggestion of rubra but I agree the colour is strange. I suspect there is some leucophylla in one of the parents. To be honest, it is nondescript in leaf, but the flowers are among my favourites. It gets moves back in the tray once they finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I love these buffy flowers S. flava x alata Are you sure that the cross are flavaxalata? .... And rubra? The flower isn't yellow. Francesco, I also grow that hybrid and the flowers are exactly the same colour as Jonathan's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Where did your clone come from Janice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Very nice plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Jonathan, I got the clone from Dennis Balsdon in 2005. Here is a quick snap of one of my flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 The same clone then Janice! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 The same clone then Janice! :-) That explains the similarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schimatrix Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 some lovely plants Jonathan :) giu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosive Halo Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 'Marston Select' flower = awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radmegan Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 'Marston Select' flower = awesome. Agreed! Very prety! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 You have some lovely Sarracenia Jonathan, and those 'buffy' flowers are very nice! Gill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 The 'Marston select' flowers are very attractive. I must get myself one of those. Lovely photos Jonathon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Great pictures, Jonathan! I love the "buffy flowers" shot. This has been said before but Sarracenia is really an addictive genus! (Boy, i think i'm hooked !) Friendly, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 The 'Marston select' flowers are very attractive. I must get myself one of those. Lovely photos Jonathon. The flowers outshine the pitchers IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.