Sarracenia × moorei 'Atlas 5'Sarracenia 'Atlas 5' was created when Mike King crossed Sarracenia moorei 'Leah Wilkerson' with Sarracenia moorei 'Adrian Slack' in 2007. So, technically, it is also a Sarracenia moorei. Before becoming a registered cultivar in 2020, it was informally known as Mirek's Rocket. This is due to its grand stature and shape, and because it had been grown on by Mirek Srba. Sarracenia 'Atlas 5' is an impressive upright clone, known for its sturdy, tall

is a hybrid of (Sarracenia psittacina X Sarracenia rubra subsp

the colour develops more fully with each passing season

solid maroon-red

While the tube remains predominantly green

In mature plants

forming a subtle central patch rather than a sharply defined marking

Growth is vigorous

The plant produces upright trumpet-shaped pitchers that can reach a good height when mature

The pitchers of this impressive Sarracenia flava var

a fitting reference to its vivid red

ornata (Wewahitchka

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