Carnivorous Plants&Photography01 Apr 2009 09:18 am
Sarracenia leucophylla “Tarnok”
This is the bloom of a female plant. The male bloom is less showy. These frost-hardy, sunshine-loving, bog-ready pitchers can tower up to 3 ft. tall.
I wonder why people in the cactus business have an affinity for carnivorous plants?
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April 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am
What a beautiful plant! I’ve never seen it blooming like this!
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Ummm… I think you’ll find that all Sarracenia are monoceious. Pretty much the only dioceous carnivorous plant I’m aware of would be Nepenthes.
Tarnok is a selection of S. leucophylla which produces mutant flowers where all the flower parts ( petals, anthers, and style ) have been replaced by sepal-like organs … perhaps you’re comparing this flower to almost any other normal Sarracenia sp. flower, rather than female to male?
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Sounds possible.
September 25th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Also you’ll find that “Tarnok” is not only monoceious but also sterile.