Post by kiwiearl on Nov 25, 2012 19:15:14 GMT
A very 'hairy' example of the forma, this clone has been cultivated in very small numbers in New Zealand for ~20 years with the ID tag of "S.alata pubescens, Mobile Bay, Alabama" (exactly which S.alata location within the greater Mobile Bay area is not known).
The pitchers are green, short at around 300mm and with very minimal venation on the interior of the pitcher. The hair cells cover the exterior of the leaf throughout and are of significant length giving the leaf a very silver sheen as can be seen in these recent photos.
The clone is frustrating to maintain as it is notoriously susceptible to Fusarium wilt (I'm not aware of exactly which species but Fusarium has been isolated as affecting Sarracenia here in NZ).
The pitchers are green, short at around 300mm and with very minimal venation on the interior of the pitcher. The hair cells cover the exterior of the leaf throughout and are of significant length giving the leaf a very silver sheen as can be seen in these recent photos.
The clone is frustrating to maintain as it is notoriously susceptible to Fusarium wilt (I'm not aware of exactly which species but Fusarium has been isolated as affecting Sarracenia here in NZ).
