Sweet Plant Love - 2017 Cross - 5 Years Later 2022

This link has more details of what I did back then to make this cross. aka the Sweet Plant Love post.

I cross the Waccamaw (father) to the Rugelii (mother). I performed the crosses both ways, but the seeds of the Waccamaw failed. But I repeat stuff here:

2017 Partial Plant Collection Grown Inside an Apartment. R = Rugelii. W = Waccamaw. Flowers are circled. Cross pollinated sweet plant love~

 "Last year (2017) I cross pollinated one of my most vigorous plants, a Sarracenia flava var rugelii (purchased from Meadowview Biological Research Station on March 19, 2016) with a Sarracenia flava var atropurpurea variety Waccamaw (purchased from Meizzwang on February 15, 2017). I bought the Waccamaw plant as a flowering size plant, and for the cost, it came with a flower. Since my Rugelii had flowers, why not? Lets see what happens. From the Waccamaw flower, the pod was recently transplanted and may not have been 100% giving me just 36 seeds. From the Rugelii flower, it grew well under the conditions of a grow-light, inside an apartment, and I obtained 263 seeds. Note this was in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. Light is poor and temperatures get cold. Haha, being so high on the mountain you might think well I was closer to the sun it should be warmer and sunnier, hahaha I joke because it doesn't work that way."

"Fast forward to the 2018 planting (Planted February 25, 2018), I planted all the seeds from the cross. From the Waccamaw flower (Waccamaw the mother, Rugelii the father), 1 of 36 (3%) seeds germinated. That 1 seedling later died. From the Rugelii flower (Rugelii the mother, Waccamaw the father), 127 of 260 (49%) seeds planted germinated. Of the 127, 86 survived (68%)  to the end of Week 13."

 

Now it is 2022. Of the 86 that survived... I kept track, and alive, at least 7 plants. There maybe more, but I'd have to look for tags. I was able to pick these out from other seedlings because they are the largest, oldest.

Below are pictures of the 'children' plants.

I initially called it Coppery, but it is more green with lines in the line.

The 'Green' on the left is skinnier, maybe because it hasn't grown enough. neat the lids are different, at least how they are looking now.

Note there are other plants in the pots such as venus flytraps, Drosera filiformis tracyii, and Sarracenia minor. These are not part of the cross of course. Space limited, some have to share bunks... cups.

I thought this a neat cross with a lot of variation. Also after 5 years!

Looking into this, a similar experiment has been done before, check out this link.

I made this post fast to at least get it out.

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Sarracenia oreophila 2022

Sarracenia oreophila (SO) is a pitcher plant. It has the common name is the Green Pitcher Plant. It is federal listed as endangered by the United States. It is naturally found in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Different from other pitcher plants, it often has non-pitcher leaves near the base. That is a dead give away for the species once you get the search image. You can legally buy these plants from the only seller legally able to sell these plants, growing plants of this species, across state lines within the United States. That is Meadowview Biological Research Station. The people that run that place are very nice. I give them a thumb up. There are maybe 2 legal seed dealers that can sell these across state lines. Within state, there may be additional sellers, but they cannot sell to people that live out of state. To go into a state, within the other state, buy the plant, then leave the state, to return to your state is illegal/against the law. As you can buy these, no need to go poach them illegally from the wild.

I've obtained 4 Sarracenia oreophila from this seller. My first died. But my next three are still doing good. I had them for years. A few times I had root rot with them, too much water, grown indoors under grow lights. But recent years, outside, they have done well. I decided to divide my Sarracenia oreophila in 2022.

I divided my 3 SO plants into now 21 total. These are represented by 3 'mother' plants, and their 18 divisions. Mother 1 had 5 additional divisions for 6 total. Mother 2 had 6 additional divisions for 7 total. Mother 3 had 7 additional divisions for 8 total. Total again, now 21.

SO - 3 Mother Plants

SO - 3 Mother Plants Outside of Tray

SO: Mother#1 + 5 Additional Divisions = 6

SO: Mother#2 + 6 Additional Divisions = 7

SO: Mother#3 + 7 Additional Divisions = 8

SO: All Mother Plants (3 Bigger Pots) and All Divisions (18 Smaller Pots in Tray)

What will become of these plants in future years?

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Seed Saturday 20: Rhexia alifanus

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Rhexia alifanus, Savanna Meadow Beauty. Family Melastomataceae.

Seed Information: The seeds are found within a vase shaped fruit. When mature, the seeds can be poured out of this vase.

Seed Description: The seeds are brown. The seeds are some pyramidal shape. This shape is different from other species in the genus, from my experience.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Rhexia alifanus seed 40x magnification.

Rhexia alifanus seed 10x magnification.

Rhexia alifanus seed card.

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Seed Saturday 19: Albizia julibrissin

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Albizia julibrissin, Mimosa, Silk Tree. Family Fabaceae.

Seed Information: The seeds are found within a long, flat, bean pod of a fruit; as found in many in the Fabaceae family. The seeds are too big to get into an entire view with 40x magnification.

Seed Description: The seeds are brown. The seeds are rounded, yet sort of flattened. The seeds may have a dimple that has a rounded portion in form, reminding me of an imprint of one side of an open paper clip.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Albizia julibrissin seed 40x magnification.

Albizia julibrissin seed 10x magnification.

Albizia julibrissin seed card.

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Seed Saturday 18: Malva neglecta

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Malva neglecta, Common Mallow. Family Malvaceae.

Seed Information: The seeds of this plant are found in a wedge of the fruit. The fruit can have many wedges forming a circle (the fruit pictured has 15 wedges). From the wedge, the skin or casing can be removed and the seed found within.

Seed Description: The seeds looked curled into an ear shape. The seeds are thickest at the outer edge, thinner in the middle. The seeds are light brown, to red, to orange or yellowish.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Malva neglecta seed 40x magnification.

Malva neglecta seed 10x magnification.

Malva neglecta seed card.

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Seed Saturday 17: Callicarpa americana

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry. Family Lamiaceae.

Seed Information: The seeds of this plant are found within very attractive pink fruit. From the fruits I examined, often 4 seeds per fruit.

Seed Description: The seeds may have a brown layer or skin around them, whiter to pale yellow underneath. The seeds have a rounded side that would point toward the outside within the fruit, so that the round fruit can be quartered into 4 parts in terms of the contents of the seeds.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Callicarpa americana seed 40x magnification.

Callicarpa americana seed 10x magnification.

Callicarpa americana seed card.

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Seed Saturday 16: Ocimum basilicum

I am highlighting the seeds of a plant species on Saturdays that I am calling Seed Saturday!

This Saturday's feature is Ocimum basilicum, Basil. Family Lamiaceae.

Seed Information: These are the seeds of basil, of which the leaves are used as a spice. If you put the seeds in water, they swell with a sort of gelatinous ooze around them.

Seed Description: The seeds are oval. The seeds are black. The seeds have little bumps all over them. The seeds have a node at the point of attachment to the plant.

Seeds were viewed using a dissecting microscope with magnification of 10x and 40x. Ruler marks are in millimeters (mm, metric system).

Ocimum basilicum seed 40x magnification.

Ocimum basilicum seed 10x magnification.

Ocimum basilicum seed card.

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