Sarracenia 'Ladies in Waiting' X 'Hummer's Hammerhead' Cl. 2This is a delightful little Sarracenia hybrid created by Stephen Morely in Yorkshire, England. Think of a plant with the colouration of Sarracenia leucophylla, the hood of Sarracenia psittacina and the size of Sarracenia rubra. It's a clump forming Sarracenia that grows very vigorously to create a nice display. Sarracenia 'Ladies in Waiting' is a hybrid of Sarracenia leucophylla and (Sarracenia rubra X Sarracenia psittacina). The other parent,

The pitchers exhibit a vibrant yellow-green hue

I doubt this lovely plant has anything to do with Edmund Blackadder but rather the stunning dark tones produced by its carnivorous pitchers

The flowers open bright yellow with red markings at the base

The pitchers are a delicious lime green colour with a slightly darker green tone creating a smart

but as the plant ages

The absence of anthocyanin pigmentation allows the finer details of the pitcher to stand out clearly

The lid is broad and gently waved along the edge

chosen for its scale and presence on camera

This is an excellent example of a typical phenotype Sarracenia oreophila var

Nigel Hewitt-Cooper created it in 1999

or to give it its full name

Veining is present throughout