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Thought I'd Warm You Up

Don't these pitchers look hot!?! It's 5 below zero F here and the Sarracenia in the cellar are as frozen as I am. I feel like if I just stretched my hands out over these plants I'd feel some heat. The photos are in natural sunlight. They really were this color! I love this cultivar! The pitchers are slightly pubescent, and it is a very low growing form. I look forward to hopefully seeing the flowers this spring. I highly recommend this plant.

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cool ,v ery nice tamlin , i can't wait to recieve my plant .
 
I have been looking for a source of S. 'Cobra's Nest.' Anyone know of one?
 
i know of a source for Sarracenia 'Cobra's Nest' , pm for the website.

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Wow, that looks like a northern purp but less chunky and more red. Cool! I want one!
 
Wow...beautiful plant...awsome color. Thats a really nice cultivar...yet another one to add to the "want" list.

Thanks for sharing the photo.
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  • #10
can i ask what is its parentage? thanks. Zongyi
 
  • #11
Boy, it does look ON FIRE!! Thanks Tamlin!

SF
 
  • #12
the parentage of this plant is unknown , james booman , the creator of the hybrid told me its some F10 hybrid .
 
  • #13
Something tells me it has S. purpurea purpurea x S. alata (pubescent form) in it's geneology.
 
  • #14
heres what james booman emailed me a while ago when i asked him about the plant :
Dear Carnivorous Plant Lover:

We have patented this Sarracenia hybrid because it has unique horticultural characteristics that make it easier to grow for many people. It has LESS dormancy requirement than wild species, and it holds its leaf color well through the winter. It also branches very freely. The leaves are strong and seldom fall over, thanks to the dwarf size, about a foot tall, and the hoods over the traps which repel irrigation and rain. Under heated greenhouse conditions, our plants continue to grow year around. They burst into heavy new growth in March, just as the other Sarracenia do. Some S. purpurea have this same growth habit. I suspect ‘Cobra Nest’ got these qualities from that species, in earlier crosses during its development.

Parentage: The parentage is not rubra x purpurea. It is an F10 or higher cross, with such mixed blood, that we cannot tell you the exact parentage.

About wetness and dryness: it is less fussy than some wild species. It can be grown with normal moisture, as most house plants are grown.

Availability: From time to time ************* has these plants available for sale in 3” pots. Check that site periodically.

Best Regards

Marco James Booman, owner

Booman Floral

so if your nursery or local lowes or home depot carries plants from booman floral and they have sarracenia then you might be able to find this cultivar or you can pm me for a few good sources . Tamlin , where did you get your plant from ?
 
  • #15
Wow! What a beautiful plant William! I wonder if you ever get to a point where your "want list" isn't larger than your "grow list"??
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Man, I sure hope so!! (Not that I can complain... thanks to all that have helped my collection grow!
Andrew
 
  • #16
Cool tamlin! That sounds realy neat!
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  • #17
Yay , i got my plant today , heres a pic of it
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I love this plant , can't wait til it makes more pitchers .
 
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