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The following varieties of Sarracenia forms are grown by Paradisia and are available to commercial growers around the world.  Minimum order is $500, prices are on application.  Shipping costs are $A180 for a phytosanitary certificate and shipping is about $A20 per kg for orders under 5kg.  

S001 
S. minor 

Minor is a slower growing species and so is offered only in small numbers, better for collectors than commercial growers. 

S002  
S. Daniel Rudd

  This particularly good hybrid is amongst the best of all commercial Sarracenias and produces stocky leaves up to 30cm high with the same colour as a leucophylla.  Many traps are produced and is one of the first to be ready in Spring.  Traps are strong and not to tall making this probably the best of the tall Sarracenias.

S003 Umlanftiana 'No 4'

This superb hybrid is one of the most beautiful of all sarracenia hybrids forming strong upright stems up to 25cm high and 8cm across.   Looks great at any size as even small plants with almost no corm form mature leaf shape.  Large specimens are highly prized and worth producing.

S004 
S. Paradisia 'Green Form' 

((oreophylla x leucophylla) x purpurea)

This hybrid was bred by us to create a short upright plant that is highly commercial and will quickly fill a pot.  Mature traps can reach 25cm and be 8cm across on the hood.  Mature traps appear on juvenile plants in pots as small as 5cm.  Flowers freely on mature plants.  The green form develops veins after trap is fully mature and will only redden lat in the season whereas the red form S010 will develop veins before maturing and fully redden when hardened.   Veins can be very attractive from Spring to Summer and leaves remain until early winter.  

S005
S. Evedine

A number of upright tall Sarracenia forms are maintained by Paradisia, these have been selected from our huge collection and are offered in smaller numbers to offer our customers a greater selection.  These taller forms are good pot plants but are better suited to 10cm or larger pots as juvenile leaves are not very ornamental and will fall over in a nursery environment if watered.  Best sold as a clustering plant as each head only carries 4 to 6 traps at a time.

S006 
S. Leucophylla hybrid

Willisii is one of the few upright Sarras that is worth adding into a commercial range as juvenile leaves can be attractive and will stand up well.

S007 S willisii is also available in limited quantities.

S010
S. Paradisia 'Red Form' 

((oreophylla x leucophylla) x purpurea)

 Like S004 this has been bred for pot plant production, frills are 50% larger than S004 and this form is red on soft growth and gets very dark on maturity so looks very different to S004.  Single heads can carry 10 to 12 leaves and will hold its shape until well into winter..

S011 
S. Courtii 'Paradisia'

 This is a superb hybrid made to order for pot plant cultivation.  Leaves are rigid and hard to damage and will remain all year.  Traps can reach 12cm long and 5cm across on the mouth.  Looks great from an early age, only disadvantage is that it overhangs the pot.  Picture 2

S012 
S. purpurea  

 This purpurea was chosen by us many years ago because of its compact growth habit and strong smooth leaves.  Overall appearance is very good and growth is slower than venosa but still acceptable as a commercial product. 

 

S013 
S. Purpurea v Hetrophylla

The green purpurea, this is a rare collectors item, growth is compact and close to the corm.  Slower growing.

 

S014 
S. Purpurea  spp. venosa

This is a selected purpurea form producing very attractive leaves that do not go purple but retain the heavily veined look.  The picture show the leaf form but normal growth habit is far more compact and dense with many ofsetts quickly filling up the base. 

More pictures of S014

Sarracenias are sold by the corm or cluster and come in the following sized.

Small, corms about the size of 3mm, these will form short but well shaped traps that will look good in a 60mm pot within 3 months, taller varieties may take longer.  

Medium, corms about 5 to 6mm, these will fill an 8cm pot within 3 months and may offset.

Large (mature), corms 6 to 10mm, these will fill a 10cm pot and will cluster freely with small size corms at the end of 3 months depending on variety.  Some offsets may already be on corms. 

Adult, corms 12 to 18mm across, these suit 12cm pots and will cluster freely.  Some forms are flowering size and traps will be formed full size.

Plants shipped overseas will in most cases be sent without traps as this is the only way to keep freight costs down.  Plants are best shipped in May to Augusts are this is their Australians dormant period, new growth in Sept to December will be damaged and plants shipped over this period will take longer to establish.

 

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