BogTropica Botanics

Sarracenia flava rugelii (Cut-throat yellow pitcher plant): Though these are all the same “variant” of flava they still come in many forms. These pictures are from two large populations right down the road from one another. Though flava is the most common of the sarrs around here, they’re still incredible plants.

Sarracenia leucophylla (and some moorei): This site was dominated by leucos with some flava rugelii and psitticina present. This was not common for most of the sites I visited. Most sites were primarily flava rugelii with some other sarrs tagging along. I don’t believe these plants had made their best pitchers of the season yet. As some plants here hardly had any “real” pitchers at all.

Drosera filiformis floridana (Florida Red Threadleaf Sundew): These sundews were quite the sight to see. They’re so red it looks like they glow. Especially in contrast to the sand they’re growing in. The Pinguicula at this site were cool to see as well but the field of floridana took the spotlight. Even more overshadowed were the small rosetted sundews and Utricularia.

Sarracenia of the SC Sandhills (x chelsonii, rubra viatorum, and purpurea venosa): My friend, bloomtrap_botanics , and I headed to Lexington Co SC to check out some plants. My main interest was seeing rubra viatorum in-situ and there were plenty of them. Though they were seriously light starved. The first slide shows Sarracenia x chelsonii which is a hybrid of rubra and purpurea. Quite the find, though I wish the habitat was managed better. I hope they continue to persist.

Sarracenia rubra gulfensis (Gulf Sweet Pitcher Plant): I was lucky enough to find a few sites of this subspecies on my last visit. As you can see these plants were much shorter and more red than their riparian counterparts. Though this site was dominated by flava, these rubras were the main draw for me. Huge thanks to Fisher Parrish for helping me find them!

Sarracenia rubra gulfensis (Gulf Sweet Pitcher Plant): This site was the highlight of my most recent trip. These were (by far) the tallest rubra I have ever seen. Not only were these plants massive, most of them were growing in sphagnum mats floating in the water. Most of the mature plants had mostly green pitchers, even when growing in full sun. I could’ve spent all day at this site.

Sarracenia flava: This plant had a little crab spider hanging out in it. Waiting for food and/or using it for shelter. The venation on this plant was pretty remarkable in comparison to the fields of rugelii I saw most of the trip.

Sarracenia flava: Not sure what to make of these plants, there were a couple with this (or at least a similar) phenotype. Doesn’t quite fit in the common varieties for the species. This is probably the most unique flava I’ve seen in-situ. Would be happy to hear any input from you about it, as flavas aren’t usually my primary focus 😅

Pinguicula planifolia and Drosera filiformis floridana: The colors on these plants are so vibrant in person. With full sun beating down on them and little shade, the anthocyanins are really working. This population has a nice flow of cool water to keep them happy.