I'm going to buy a couple of pitcher plants soon but I don't really know what to start off with. I want something more interesting than plain green, preferably with lots of red. I've read the Savage Garden and Adrian Slack's book but it's really tricky figuring out all the hybrids. Here's a list of what is available:
S. alata
S. alata - Red Lid
S. flava
S. flava - Copper Lid Form
S. flava - Maxima.
S. flava - Maxima. var. rugelli
S. flava - Burgundy Form
S. flava - Heavily Veined Form
S. leucophylla
S. minor - Okeefenokee Giant
S. psittacina
S. purpurea. ssp. purpurea
S. rubra
S. rubra ssp. jonesii
S. x catesbaei(flava X purpurea)
S. x excellens(leucophylla X moorei)
S. x formosa(minor X psittacina)
S. leucophylla X popei
S. x melanorhoda(catesbaei X purpurea)
S. x minata(alata X minor)
S. x moorei(flava X leucophylla)
S. moorei X leucophylla
S. x swaniana(minor X purpurea)
S. x farnhamii(leucophylla X rubra)
S. x stevensii
I'm also a bit confused about the S. x excellens - the Savage Garden says it's a cross between leucophylla and rubra I think.
I'm used to growing VFTs indoors but we've got a new greenhouse so they will have permanent bright light. Is there anything specific I should know about growing sarracenia?
Thanks
S. alata
S. alata - Red Lid
S. flava
S. flava - Copper Lid Form
S. flava - Maxima.
S. flava - Maxima. var. rugelli
S. flava - Burgundy Form
S. flava - Heavily Veined Form
S. leucophylla
S. minor - Okeefenokee Giant
S. psittacina
S. purpurea. ssp. purpurea
S. rubra
S. rubra ssp. jonesii
S. x catesbaei(flava X purpurea)
S. x excellens(leucophylla X moorei)
S. x formosa(minor X psittacina)
S. leucophylla X popei
S. x melanorhoda(catesbaei X purpurea)
S. x minata(alata X minor)
S. x moorei(flava X leucophylla)
S. moorei X leucophylla
S. x swaniana(minor X purpurea)
S. x farnhamii(leucophylla X rubra)
S. x stevensii
I'm also a bit confused about the S. x excellens - the Savage Garden says it's a cross between leucophylla and rubra I think.
I'm used to growing VFTs indoors but we've got a new greenhouse so they will have permanent bright light. Is there anything specific I should know about growing sarracenia?
Thanks