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S. purpurea question

Lets start from the beginning: I had (maybe still have)
3 S. purpurea ssp. purpurea (imm.)
5 S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii (Mature)
1 S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana (imm.)
These were first in two bogs, then divided into three bogs, and now in one big bog. I stupidly divided 2 of the S. purpurea ssp. purpurea in July, needless to day they died. In the transet from 2 bogs to 3 my var. montana disapeared. The burkii grew like normal (See CPs of the U.S. and Canada (Schnell) p. 138) as did the other cps. In my one big bog I now have 8 S. purpurea. How? The seem to be:
4 S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii (mature)
1 purpurea ssp. purpurea (imm.)
2 purpurea ssp. montana (mature, the biggest plant)
1 purpurea ssp. venosa
I have never traded the plants or divided them. I am certain no one added plants to my collection (as nice as that would be) and I have not killed any. Does anyone have any ideas? How could the varities change? Has anyone else had different growth all of a sudden appear?
Tre
 
No, but i've heard of the mysterious N. hamatas sprouting around the base of an immature plant.
 
i would say the most logical explanation is misidentification
 
That is a definite possibility, sarracenia. However, in dealing with my plants over these years, I have broken pieces of rhizome that I have just stuffed in soil, forgotten about them, or held no hope for their survival. Lo and behold, 1 or 2 years later, here are some purps, or flava, that I didn't remember, coming up, making themselves known. Whatever the case, I never begrudge more plants coming up for me.
 
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