S. Smurf

[Jcal]

Some think it's ugly. I think it's beautiful. I think it's fall colors are gorgeous.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Eesh.........hahaha

 

[Sashoke]

Its definitely not ugly! Its a very interesting species.

 

[dozer1028]

It's a very interesting plant. And I just received my first plant last week. Can't wait for it to grow more.

 

[Ngantnier]

Ah! Burn it with fire!

 

[theplantman]

Let's add S. 'Yellow Jacket' to this discussion, too:
http://www.plantdelights.com/common...arolina-Yellow-Jacket.i-6268.s-63699.r-01.jpg

However, having grown 'Yellow Jacket,' the dang thing is the single most insanely vigorous Sarr I've ever come across.

 

[dozer1028]

Gotta love a purp and all its crazy friends. ..

 

[rcl27]

Love the Smurf! How long have you had yours and where did you get it from? Oh and incase you were wandering I have a bunch of little Phil's, Emu's, and HG's growing from your leaf pulls so it wasn't for naught

My Smurf has been through a bit of stress from changing environments a couple times in the past two months but is still looking good. I love how hairy they get. That is a 5.5" pot for size reference.

 

[Dexenthes]

Wooooah that is even funkier than most smurfs I have seen. Way cool!

 

[jimscott]

Shouldn't it be blue?

 

[theplantman]

Hey, has anyone every flowered a 'Smurf?' What does/would that look like?

 

[Jcal]

flowers are mostly normal.

http://thepitcherplantproject.com/blog/2013/03/19/smurfs-six-petals/

 

[Sashoke]

Id love to buy a Smurf! Anybody know where I can get one of these?

 

[hcarlton]

They're not exactly common. the only place I've seen them (besides pics of other grower's plants) are occasional listings on eBay. And by occasional I mean maybe every few months.

 

[Jcal]

Rare indeed. It took me a long time to track one down. And I paid a pretty penny for one. I wanted one with certian traits so I spend almost 2 years looking for one I wanted. Some are more mutant than others as the pics above show.

I was able to take a few divisions from the mother plant above. Going to use for trade fodder.

 

[rcl27]

I'll probably have a couple available come next March or so. BobZ (Robert Zeimer who runs cpphotofinder) also has one of my divisions. I purchased mine originally from Vasek over at CZ. Only cost me 15 Euro if I remember correctly

 

[rcl27]

Just a heads up too JCal, mine looked like yours in its younger days and slowly started developing tighter and disproportional hoods. I'll see if I can find an older worthwhile picture. How old is yours?

I was also surprised how green the Smurf pictures are online. Mine goes to a dark red pretty quickly after the pitcher develops.

 

[CorneliusSchrute]

Shouldn't it be blue?

^^^^ This guy. Lulz

If I grew this plant or its buddy Mr. Yellow Jacket from seed I would have thrown them out. Seeing them here makes me badly wany both, though. Lousy peer pressure.

 

[jimscott]

Just sayin'....

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[Jcal]

Just a heads up too JCal, mine looked like yours in its younger days and slowly started developing tighter and disproportional hoods. I'll see if I can find an older worthwhile picture. How old is yours?

I was also surprised how green the Smurf pictures are online. Mine goes to a dark red pretty quickly after the pitcher develops.

Glad the pullings did well for you! I just took photos of the HG. It is impressive. I'll post the pics soon.

I can't remember how old the plant is exactly. Around 2 or 3 years old. Should flower next year.