ooooo....you threw out the bait, and you knew i would bite.
hahaha lol. from a cultivation standpoint, yes, i would agree very much that it is a matter of preference. if you want robust, hardy plants with extra color and pazazz, for sure hybrids are the way to go.
from a conservation standpoint is where i begin to give priority more to species. however, this really depends on the frequency and feasibility of obtaining seed. in the case of sarracenia, flowers reliably come up every year and are monecious, so the event to create pure species seed is so frequent, i dont mind hybridizing these plants at all. however, if you contrast that with nepenthes, which have an unknown flowering frequency and are dioecious, the event to create pure species is much rarer to come across. so, in my opinion, priority to make species seed holds higher than making hybrids and should be sought after before choosing to make hybrids. this is good in the long run, as it will ensure redundancies and prevent extra pressure on existing wild populations. (how many clone lines of nepenthes do we know of that have been discontinued or lost?)
of course, if you happen to have two nepenthes in flower which happen to be complimentary, different species, and cant find their same species counterparts, it would make sense to cross them and make seed.
-ok. end my little shpeel.
i really like the dana's delight. and Leah's flowering, during this time of the year?
figured the cold would have killed the flowers by now.