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Well, Tre, I think the man knows what he is looking for. Red form s. alata is not that impossible to find. However, most reds I have ever seen were in private collections, and not from any CP site I can think of. I can try to get you a red tube form by next spring, but no sooner, unfortunately. And, you will pay. Not a lot if I can find it, but enough.
The Dark tube form of alata is not rare in cultivation. It is simply not as widely available as the typical alata forms. Phil Sheridan has a beautiful dark alata that he calls "Purple helmet" (keep it clean everyone) these sell for about $30. Check out the Meadowview Biological Station web site for details.
The darker forms of alata are typically more common in the eastern zone of alata habitat. I have no problem maintaining the dark color when these plants are grown in full sun.
One last note: This is one of the alata forms that I have to label carefully, if I lost the labels to my Sarracenia collection, I would have a very hard time distinguishing this alata form from some of the rubra forms until they flowered...
Steve
The darker forms of alata are typically more common in the eastern zone of alata habitat. I have no problem maintaining the dark color when these plants are grown in full sun.
One last note: This is one of the alata forms that I have to label carefully, if I lost the labels to my Sarracenia collection, I would have a very hard time distinguishing this alata form from some of the rubra forms until they flowered...
Steve
