OK, Folks. There are 26 images in this posting. Please bear with me on this. I wanted to get them all up at one time, so that my friends in the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) could view them as a set.
Backstory: We made a weekend trip to the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. I had previously seen some wonderful hybrid pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in bloom around this date for the past few years. However, the forest managers had recently burned the area (prescribed burn) to rid the grassy savannahs of fast-growing woody shrubs which are in direct competition for with the carnivorous plants and orchids in the national forest.
I have to say that it was a raving success! This year's crop of unusual hybrid pitcher plant flowers outdid previous years by a long shot!
The star of the show is Sarracenia Xrehderi, which is a cross between Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher plant) and Sarracenia rubra variety rubra (sweet pitcher plant). Sarracenia minor always has bright yellow flowers, while Sarracenia rubra variety rubra always has dark red flowers. So, you can well imagine the variation in the color of the flowers of the result of the cross pollination. I believe I have even photographed some that neither you nor I imagined!
This is one fantastic site, and I'm grateful that the management of this particular location is keeping on top of the condition of the wide variety of plants in the forest. They do a fantastic job with little thanks from the public...
Tags: Sarracenia pitcher plants hybrid cross pollination Sarracenia Xrehderi Sarracenia Xharperi Sarracenia minor Sarracenia rubra variety rubra Sarracenia flava variety flava Francis Marion National Forest Berkeley County South Carolina rare plants wildflowers Carnivorous plants Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm
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OK, Folks. There are 26 images in this posting. Please bear with me on this. I wanted to get them all up at one time, so that my friends in the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) could view them as a set.
Backstory: We made a weekend trip to the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. I had previously seen some wonderful hybrid pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in bloom around this date for the past few years. However, the forest managers had recently burned the area (prescribed burn) to rid the grassy savannahs of fast-growing woody shrubs which are in direct competition with the carnivorous plants and orchids in the national forest.
I have to say that it was a raving success! This year's crop of unusual hybrid pitcher plant flowers outdid previous years by a long shot!
The star of the show is Sarracenia Xrehderi, which is a cross between Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher plant) and Sarracenia rubra variety rubra (sweet pitcher plant). Sarracenia minor always has bright yellow flowers, while Sarracenia rubra variety rubra always has dark red flowers. So, you can well imagine the variation in the color of the flowers of the result of the cross pollination. I believe I have even photographed some that neither you nor I imagined!
This is one fantastic site, and I'm grateful that the management of this particular location is keeping on top of the condition of the wide variety of plants in the forest. They do a fantastic job with little thanks from the public...
Tags: Sarracenia pitcher plants hybrid cross pollination Sarracenia Xrehderi Sarracenia Xharperi Sarracenia minor Sarracenia rubra variety rubra Sarracenia flava variety flava Francis Marion National Forest Berkeley County South Carolina rare plants wildflowers Carnivorous plants Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm
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OK, Folks. There are 26 images in this posting. Please bear with me on this. I wanted to get them all up at one time, so that my friends in the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) could view them as a set.
Backstory: We made a weekend trip to the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. I had previously seen some wonderful hybrid pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in bloom around this date for the past few years. However, the forest managers had recently burned the area (prescribed burn) to rid the grassy savannahs of fast-growing woody shrubs which are in direct competition with the carnivorous plants and orchids in the national forest.
I have to say that it was a raving success! This year's crop of unusual hybrid pitcher plant flowers outdid previous years by a long shot!
The star of the show is Sarracenia Xrehderi, which is a cross between Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher plant) and Sarracenia rubra variety rubra (sweet pitcher plant). Sarracenia minor always has bright yellow flowers, while Sarracenia rubra variety rubra always has dark red flowers. So, you can well imagine the variation in the color of the flowers of the result of the cross pollination. I believe I have even photographed some that neither you nor I imagined!
This is one fantastic site, and I'm grateful that the management of this particular location is keeping on top of the condition of the wide variety of plants in the forest. They do a fantastic job with little thanks from the public...
Tags: Sarracenia pitcher plants hybrid cross pollination Sarracenia Xrehderi Sarracenia Xharperi Sarracenia minor Sarracenia rubra variety rubra Sarracenia flava variety flava Francis Marion National Forest Berkeley County South Carolina rare plants wildflowers Carnivorous plants Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm
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OK, Folks. There are 26 images in this posting. Please bear with me on this. I wanted to get them all up at one time, so that my friends in the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) could view them as a set.
Backstory: We made a weekend trip to the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. I had previously seen some wonderful hybrid pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in bloom around this date for the past few years. However, the forest managers had recently burned the area (prescribed burn) to rid the grassy savannahs of fast-growing woody shrubs which are in direct competition with the carnivorous plants and orchids in the national forest.
I have to say that it was a raving success! This year's crop of unusual hybrid pitcher plant flowers outdid previous years by a long shot!
The star of the show is Sarracenia Xrehderi, which is a cross between Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher plant) and Sarracenia rubra variety rubra (sweet pitcher plant). Sarracenia minor always has bright yellow flowers, while Sarracenia rubra variety rubra always has dark red flowers. So, you can well imagine the variation in the color of the flowers of the result of the cross pollination. I believe I have even photographed some that neither you nor I imagined!
This is one fantastic site, and I'm grateful that the management of this particular location is keeping on top of the condition of the wide variety of plants in the forest. They do a fantastic job with little thanks from the public...
Tags: Sarracenia pitcher plants hybrid cross pollination Sarracenia Xrehderi Sarracenia Xharperi Sarracenia minor Sarracenia rubra variety rubra Sarracenia flava variety flava Francis Marion National Forest Berkeley County South Carolina rare plants wildflowers Carnivorous plants Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm
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OK, Folks. There are 26 images in this posting. Please bear with me on this. I wanted to get them all up at one time, so that my friends in the ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society) could view them as a set.
Backstory: We made a weekend trip to the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. I had previously seen some wonderful hybrid pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in bloom around this date for the past few years. However, the forest managers had recently burned the area (prescribed burn) to rid the grassy savannahs of fast-growing woody shrubs which are in direct competition with the carnivorous plants and orchids in the national forest.
I have to say that it was a raving success! This year's crop of unusual hybrid pitcher plant flowers outdid previous years by a long shot!
The star of the show is Sarracenia Xrehderi, which is a cross between Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher plant) and Sarracenia rubra variety rubra (sweet pitcher plant). Sarracenia minor always has bright yellow flowers, while Sarracenia rubra variety rubra always has dark red flowers. So, you can well imagine the variation in the color of the flowers of the result of the cross pollination. I believe I have even photographed some that neither you nor I imagined!
This is one fantastic site, and I'm grateful that the management of this particular location is keeping on top of the condition of the wide variety of plants in the forest. They do a fantastic job with little thanks from the public...
Tags: Sarracenia pitcher plants hybrid cross pollination Sarracenia Xrehderi Sarracenia Xharperi Sarracenia minor Sarracenia rubra variety rubra Sarracenia flava variety flava Francis Marion National Forest Berkeley County South Carolina rare plants wildflowers Carnivorous plants Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm
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