Post by Andrew on Jul 26, 2013 22:38:03 GMT
"Summer leaves are erect, trumpet shaped with a wide flaring orifice subtended by a rounded hood which i almost flat with revolute edges and has a prominent keel. The leaves can reach lengths of 39in.(99 cm) and those produced after flowering have a narrow wing. Numerous sword shaped ensiform phyllodia which are usually 20 in. in length are produced during late summer and winter. leaf color is quite variable ranging from light green to yellow with red splotches and in some plants the whole leaf is red or maroon color. Often their is red or maroon veination in the leaves. Flowers are bright yellow and have a pronounced musty odor. Usually it is the first sarracenia to bloom in a given location. Blooming starts in mid march at the southern limit of it's range to mid may in North Carolina. Scrape is shorter then the summer leaves."-page 33, Carnivorous Plants of the World.
This plant looks the grandest to me, with it being tall and grand. their are 7 different color varites for this species, here they are. Autopurpurea, cupurea. flava, maxima, ornata, rubrioculata, rugli. they are all grand looking, but i like ornata and rubrioculata the best.
This is a S. flava var. rubrioculata-
photo taken by Mike Wang
This plant looks the grandest to me, with it being tall and grand. their are 7 different color varites for this species, here they are. Autopurpurea, cupurea. flava, maxima, ornata, rubrioculata, rugli. they are all grand looking, but i like ornata and rubrioculata the best.
This is a S. flava var. rubrioculata-
photo taken by Mike Wang