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Post by dvg on May 9, 2008 17:47:40 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone is looking for an absolutely behemoth of a flytrap cultivar, but if you are, contact sdeering about his Carolina Giant. I picked one up from Stephen on the weekend and the thing is montrously huge. It dwarfs all of my other flytraps by a country mile, and I have a few! I don't know how many of these Stephen has left, maybe only a few, but if you're into scary 'BIG' flytraps, I'd act quickly while he still has some left. Sorry Stephen, I apologize in advance if you get a wee bit of mail over this. I have mine outside and every trap has caught something( cattle less than 100 meters away) and I can't wait to see what it morphs into by the end of summer. I hope none of the dogs go missing.
regards,
dvg
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Post by keehno on May 9, 2008 19:16:03 GMT -5
 Carefull with the names dvg. "A cultivar would have to be started from a leaf pulling or division and not by seed." If it's a big one then maybe Stephen can find some distinct attributes to it and register a new cultivar. 
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Post by curlingguy on May 9, 2008 22:44:47 GMT -5
Post a picture and some measurements....else hard to tell what each person means by "absolutely behemoth " and "montrously huge" Something like this-  That is a milk jug lid behind the trap to help show the size. |
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Post by keehno on May 10, 2008 0:20:36 GMT -5
David has a point. A verbal description is sooo vague.  A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's a new unopened B52 trap........... I think it's big   Here's a flower cluster on one of my 5 year old typical VFT's. Having never seen one this size before, I think it's friggin huge!    |
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Post by dvg on May 10, 2008 3:36:17 GMT -5
There's no real need to measure mine, I'm very secure with it's size. However, it appears that for some, each and every mm is very precious... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
regards
dvg
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Post by vraev on May 10, 2008 6:16:48 GMT -5
Rick.....the B52 I got from ya made 2 inch traps for me in the first year itself. That plant is truly right up there at the top in the size scale. |
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Post by keehno on May 10, 2008 10:42:39 GMT -5
There's no real need to measure mine, I'm very secure with it's size. However, it appears that for some, each and every mm is very precious... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D regards dvg Indeed, every mm is very precious. Especially when exhibiting one's size in a competition. www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26511C'mon guys, get out those rulers and camera's and lets get some pictures to show the European community that the meek Canadians can give them a run for their money. |
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Post by keehno on May 10, 2008 15:26:11 GMT -5
Hey Doug, Nothing more fun than a little word play, a guy needs a good giggle every now and then. ;D Thanks for the offer on the Tips and tricks but I've heard of them and prefer to let the plants do their own thing. The one thing I'll do different this year is start feeding a few select plants to see if it helps any with their size. Believe it or not, none of the plants receive insects in the greenhouse as it's a sealed ecosystem, the roll-up sides always stay down and even the air intake for the exhaust fan is screened. Running the greenhouse in such a manner makes a big difference with the CFIA when they do a phytosanitary inspection for those overseas orders and the lack of tidbits for all the snappers doesn't seem to affect growth at all. The largest trap I've bothered to measure was on a B52 last year, it was just over 2" but I didn't take the time to do it justice and set up for the photo properly. The trap was hanging over the edge of the pot at an angle and not wanting to disturb it, I just set a tape beside it. Now that the CPUK has a standard for taking measurements I'm out in the greenhouse every few days counting those precious mm's. Now if the damn sun would just come out ........  |
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Post by Sawchuk on May 11, 2008 22:58:03 GMT -5
 slightly over 1" 5/8 this is lastyears VFT, B-52 shortly after purchase from Kheen theres no doubt you have very large flytraps unfortunitely none survived winter, but i do plan on redoing the outdoor setup soon and purchasing more |
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Post by sdeering on May 12, 2008 0:22:34 GMT -5
Someone says they got a big one and everyone has to flop their's on the table, its not the size of it its the way it moves, ;D no.
These were started in TC along with a buch of other seed from Brad. If I can remember creeping death, 1979, B1, Hosfeld FLA and Regular. I think that was all of them.
The plants are about 2 years old.
The Carolina Giant seed is leading the pack in size and health.
Im guessing the traps on the CG are 1 to 1 1/4" No world records hear but they have great potential.
I think I traded the largest one to DVG I will have a look and get a pick up of some more that I have.
Thanks for the ceph DVG Im starting to feel complete.
Stephen
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Post by vraev on May 12, 2008 1:23:55 GMT -5
My giant B52 with a corm as big as a golf ball has been traded away. I sent it away for a life in the sunlight in Dom's bog. ;D He should have some great pics in a couple of months.  |
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Post by purpman on Jun 11, 2008 8:56:52 GMT -5
Its funny, in the VFT world "size does matter" LOLOL
I had a great clone... it still may be out there in various Canadian collections. It produced traps 1.5 almost 2 inches... Unfortunately I lost my plant to last spring freeze a few years back!!!
purpman
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Post by keehno on Jul 10, 2008 4:28:38 GMT -5
B52  |
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Post by Rick Hillier on Jul 10, 2008 6:04:30 GMT -5
Nice trap, Rick... evidently, it is only illegal for humans to use steroids |
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Post by cteichreb on Aug 2, 2008 22:21:07 GMT -5
Carefull with the names dvg. "A cultivar would have to be started from a leaf pulling or division and not by seed." If it's a big one then maybe Stephen can find some distinct attributes to it and register a new cultivar. I know this post was a bit old, but a bit of a correction here. A cultivar can certainly be started from seed and still be given the cultivar name if the plants appearance matches the cultivar description. This is why it's very important to include as much detail as possible in a cultivar description. If you have a plant that you register as a cultivar and only want it reproduced through asexual means, this should be stated in the description. A good example of a cultivar that can be reproduced by seed is Darlingtonia 'Othello' registered by Barry Rice a few years ago. Having said the above, Rick showed me his B-52 traps and I couldn't believe the size of them. As I said to Rick, I've probably seen traps around that length in the past, but the overall robustness of these ones was far superior to any others I've seen before. Good way to control starlings, gophers, or other small pests! Chris |
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Carefull with the names dvg. "A cultivar would have to be started from a leaf pulling or division and not by seed."
