Different light, different plants
Alas, after its lengthy vacation, the sun came back, and it looked like it was here to stay.
The light became contrasty once again, but I had gotten what I had come for.
Look at some of the subtle variations of pitcher coloration in this image. Do you notice that the two large pitchers
at the left of this photograph are probably hybrids between
Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora and
Sarracenia flava var. ornata? The red throat splotch
may in part be blamed by the influence of Sarracenia flava var. rugelii, that
can also be seen in the "pure" Sarracenia flava var.
rubricorpora plants.
Occasionally you will hear reports of
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea in Apalachicola. However, all
reports of this variety in Apalachicola look suspiciously like
Sarracenia flava × rosea hybrids.
