The Beast has awaken

The Beast has awaken#406953

By MikeB -  Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:46 pm
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:46 pm #406953

My Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora - Liberty County, Florida (via Mike Wang) has awaken for spring. These are the 3 surviving divisions from the ridiculous cold blast of January 2018, growing together in a 12-inch / 30-centimeter pot. I did a headcount and found 26 flower buds (gonna have a ton of seeds in the fall). All those leaves in the pictures are phyllodia; I already cut off last year's pitchers. Next winter, I really have to divide these rhizomes.

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406964

By Sundews69 -  Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:17 pm
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- Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:17 pm #406964

Wow! That's a lot! Do you have any pics of what they look like when they have their pitchers? And what do you plan to do with all those rhizomes?! I need to divide up a P. gracilis and I have no idea what I'm gonna do with the divisions.

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406969

By MikeB -  Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:42 pm
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- Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:42 pm #406969

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:17 pm Wow! That's a lot! Do you have any pics of what they look like when they have their pitchers?

Here's a pic from last May:

The flowers are done (all the petals have fallen off), and the plants are shifting over to pitcher production.

Sundews69 wrote: And what do you plan to do with all those rhizomes?! I need to divide up a P. gracilis and I have no idea what I'm gonna do with the divisions.

I sell/trade them (locally, here, Reddit, ...). Matt is already on the list for one of these.

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406970

By chomato -  Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:52 pm
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- Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:52 pm #406970

Wow, really liking that color contrast!

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406974

By camsdad66 -  Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:28 am
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- Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:28 am #406974

Beautiful plant! (Plants!)

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406987

By Apollyon -  Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:46 am
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- Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:46 am #406987

Looks amazing man. Keep me in my mind when it comes time to divide lol, I couldn't get germination on this one. The out of control rhizome was relatable lol, had one warping its pot this year

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Re: The Beast has awaken#406990

By madrone -  Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:03 am
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- Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:03 am #406990

Beautiful plant!!!

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Re: The Beast has awaken#409536

By MikeB -  Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:43 am
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- Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:43 am #409536

Here are a couple pics of The Beast in full-stride:

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Re: The Beast has awaken#409538

By Panman -  Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:00 am
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- Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:00 am #409538

Gorgeous

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Re: The Beast has awaken#409542

By MikeB -  Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:26 am
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- Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:26 am #409542

This plant gets more impressive with each passing year. Of all the great purchases that I made from Mike Wang, this one sits at the top.

FYI - I'm thinking about doing a divide and repot this winter, should have 5-6 nice crowns for sale.

Re: The Beast has awaken#409631

By madrone -  Sat Apr 30, 2022 3:19 pm
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- Sat Apr 30, 2022 3:19 pm #409631

Goshdangit - I really need to get my plants big enough to fill out large pots like that. The display is just a showstopper!

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Re: The Beast has awaken#411054

By MikeB -  Sun May 15, 2022 2:48 am
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- Sun May 15, 2022 2:48 am #411054

The Beast is done with flowers and has shifted into leaf mode.

28 inches / 71 centimeters and counting....

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