Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba - No. 5 Christian KleinSarracenia leucophylla var. alba No. 5 Christian Klein

The flower features an abundance of undifferentiated petals and sepals known as tepals

This great-looking Sarracenia was purchased by ourselves as Sarracenia alata 'Black Flag'

Mike King later named it

This sits below a broad lid that shows a mix of green

or peristome

almost black-red tone

with genetics from a site at the intersection of state roads 26 and 15 in Stone County

they hold a shape that strongly resembles a clam or cockle shell

Colour builds steadily through spring and peaks as temperatures rise

sometimes becoming dense enough to create a heavily coloured canopy

H404 is referred to as a Pensacola fields select giant

More commonly seen in Sarracenia minor