This year's contenders for the overachiever award

This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448689

By MikeB -  Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:59 am
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:59 am #448689

18 flower buds per (8-inch) pot:

Sarracenia flava var. maxima - Berkeley County, South Carolina

Sarracenia x moorei 'Red Velvet'

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448690

By Intheswamp -  Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:22 am
Location:  N31°43'59" USDA 8a/b
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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:22 am #448690

Definitely add some shots of the plants once they're thick with pitchers, too!

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448701

By Panman -  Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:36 pm
Location:  Atlanta, GA USA Zone 8a/8b
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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:36 pm #448701

Ooh, I'll have to count mine. I have one pot that is just slam full of buds.

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448748

By Panman -  Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:25 am
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- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:25 am #448748

This guy has 24 but it is a 12 inch pot.

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448749

By Panman -  Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:27 am
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- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:27 am #448749

I counted 21 in this one. Both are flavas that I got from Matt.

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448783

By MikeB -  Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:46 am
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:46 am #448783

I showed the picture of my 'Red Velvet' plant to the friend who gave it to me 3 years ago. He sent me a current picture of the mother plant:

I counted 49 flower buds on this monster.

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448793

By Panman -  Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:57 pm
Location:  Atlanta, GA USA Zone 8a/8b
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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:57 pm #448793

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Re: This year's contenders for the overachiever award#448819

By MikeB -  Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:25 am
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:25 am #448819

Not a challenge, just another "Holy crap!" picture.

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