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help me with this plant, dad got it 4 me as a present
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That would be one of 2 "cobra lily" (sarracenia) offered at a certain grocery store at the moment, along with several neps. I bought the other one, which I think may be a Judith Hindle but haven't looked real close yet. All plants are from a wholesale grower in northern CA. and come in a tin bucket for a decent price. (Sorry, not sure if it's ok to mention names on the board).
 
i didn't even notice that cobra lily tag when i first saw the pic. i just have to laugh. i just can't believe a horticultural company would be that out of touch with reality, or to not even do a little bit of research. At least with Darlingtonia, they actually resemble a cobra, but Sarracenia...I just don't see it. I guess it's probably a little marketing strategy.
 
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Quote[/b] (sarracenia @ July 24 2004,8:53)]i didn't even notice that cobra lily tag when i first saw the pic.  i just have to laugh.  i just can't believe a horticultural company would be that out of touch with reality, or to not even do a little bit of research.  At least with Darlingtonia, they actually resemble a cobra, but Sarracenia...I just don't see it.   I guess it's probably a little marketing strategy.
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I tried to explain to the clerk it wasn't a cobra lily - it was a sarracenia. He then asked what a cobra lily was, I told him it was a darlingtonia. He then held up a nepenthes and asked what it was, I told him the tag on it was pretty close - it said "pitcher plant". The grower of these is one of the largest in the US, guess it's just another "product".
 
But when you think about how grand the production of this cultivar is, it leaves the possibility of it being something else very low. I've observed this cultivar (repotting over 50 specimens was NOT my idea of fun) over a time period of a year or so and I've noticed considerable change from what they look like in the piture AzN posted.

Plants labelled "Cobra Lily" are usually the ones found in stores that don't specialise in CP, therefore having a very pale colour because of the typical lack of light intensity. We all know that
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Amori
 
It's amazing that the larger the producer, the more ignorant they are.

However, that's a nice, healthy looking plant!

Capslock
 
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