Post by Andrew on Jul 27, 2013 1:49:50 GMT
"Leaves appear at the same time as flowers and measure 37in.(94 cm) with a narrow wing. They are trumpet shaped with an erect to sub erect ovate hood with wavy margins. This plant is distinguished from other sarracenia by extensive white coloration in the upper part of the pitcher.The distinctive leaves are often mistaken for their blooms.Their is red or green veining in the white part of the pitcher with red or maroon suffusion. In late summer and fall,a few phyllodilla are produced with greatly reduced leaves. Scrapes are usually ahorter then the leaves and red to maroon colored flowers are produced which have a sweetish odor. Flowering takes place from march to april. The upper 1/2-2/3 of the var. alba are almost solid white with red veination."- Carnivorus Plants of the World.
This is certainly the most colorful of all sarracenia, and the species used most in hybridyzing. The upper part of the leaves are pure white with green and red veining. This plant starts the year with flowering, then it makes flowers with red petals. It then makes some spring leaves. The spring leaves are smaller, thinner, and weaker then the fall leafs. In summer, the plant makes some phyllodila. I found out that the more heat a plant is in, the more phyllodilla are. It is in the fall that this species is the most amazing. They fall leaves are much bigger, stonger, more colorful, and more robust.
This is a leucophylla 'alabama' showing it's fall leaves. The picture is off mike Wang.
This is certainly the most colorful of all sarracenia, and the species used most in hybridyzing. The upper part of the leaves are pure white with green and red veining. This plant starts the year with flowering, then it makes flowers with red petals. It then makes some spring leaves. The spring leaves are smaller, thinner, and weaker then the fall leafs. In summer, the plant makes some phyllodila. I found out that the more heat a plant is in, the more phyllodilla are. It is in the fall that this species is the most amazing. They fall leaves are much bigger, stonger, more colorful, and more robust.
This is a leucophylla 'alabama' showing it's fall leaves. The picture is off mike Wang.