Sarracenia purpurea venosa?

[dewy]

I have a pitcher plant that looks like Sarracenia Purpurea Venosa. It is solid red like pics I have seen of this plant, and is so red I cannot see the veins. I got this plant from Lowe,s in the 2.5 inch cube and looked like the typical Sarracenia Purpirea. I would post a pic if I had a digi cam.

 

[Alvin Meister]

Ignore the color. S. purpurea ssp. venosa have larger, more undulated hoods than ssp. purpurea. Ssp. venosa will also feel slightly hairy - ssp. purpurea is smooth and waxy.

S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii pitchers have very large, frilly hoods and a fatter lip.

 

[Treaqum]

Quote[/b] (Alvin Meister @ Feb. 20 2005,4:37)]S. purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii pitchers have very large, frilly hoods and a fatter lip.

Not nessicarily. Many of the plants in the wild have typical or slightly montana like hoods.

 

[pond boy]

If you got it from lowes it is most likely ssp.venosa.

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

What is a montana like hood? The hoods on var. montana look typical to me. var. montana also seems to have very stout and brittler pitchers.

 

[Treaqum]

Do you have Schnell's 2nd edition? He shows pictures of all the subspecies pitchers in there and says the wrapped up hoods on var. montana are typical of that subspecies.

 

[Alvin Meister]

Quote[/b] ]Many of the plants in the wild have typical or slightly montana like hoods

True, but I would still say they were larger and frilliar than ssp. venosa, whether or not they have hoods which are more inward. A pinker colour would also be a factor in determining this variety.

Montana has distinct triangular hoods: var. montana