Sarracenia Love Bug
Larry mellichamp of the university of north carolina.
Sarracenia love bug. Rubra x rubra ssp. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about sarracenia pitcher plant sarracenia love bug supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. With doodle bug lady bug love bug and red bug the latter being the first patented pitcher plant hybrid. Psittacina x purpurea x minor x purpurea x leucophylla x rubra jonesii us plant patent status.
Tall with ruffled hoods that have large areas of white surrounded by green or red veins. Lovebug is one of several complex hybrids developed by larry mellichamp at the univ. This is what i thought it was supposed to look like. Mar 11 2016 explore kjhine s board sarracenia followed by 1190 people on pinterest.
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Sarracenia love bug comments. We wanted to. Flower color is and blooms in. The most flamboyant is the white topped pitcher plant sarracenia leucophylla which has tubes up to 2 ft.
What does lovebug look like. Each plant is a division from select mother plants in our. Red bug is part of the little bug series of sarracenia hybrids done by dr. The parentage of red bug is s.
Parentage sarracenia psittacina x purpurea x minor x sarracenia purpurea x sarracenia x jonesii lovebug has a compact habit 8 10 and freely forms many deep red narrow pitchers. Plants are shipped in 4 inch pots with proper growing media. Sarracenia lovebug aka pitcher plant. This is the one i have.
Sarracenia x unc hybrid love bug love bug s.