Sarracenia leucophylla rarer than tarnok?

[jonnyq]

...so I've been trying to find S. leucophylla, but most of the online retailers seem to have the Tarnok variant, but not the wildtype leucophylla...

In fact, regarding the retailers that do[/] have both, the Tarnok is consistently cheaper... Just wondering why that might be? The Tarnok is a mutant form, that creates aberrant flowers, yes? How is it that the Tarnok seems to be more plentiful and available than the wildtype? Does the Tarnok branch off into multiple growth points more readily? Is it more vigorous than the wildtype?

[Aidan]

'Tarnok' is in tissue-culture in the US and hence is freely available and inexpensive.

...and incidentally, the plant was found by "by Coleman Tarnok in the Perdido region of Baldwin County, southeastern Alabama".

[regina]

hello, I am new to pitcher plants. I have planted seed that I think is leucophylla. How would I know one from the other?

[Alexis]

You'll notice white areas on the seedlings, but it can be 1-3 years before they are visible.