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Post by Rymah on Feb 2, 2009 18:13:54 GMT -5
so im waking up my VFt's and my red rosetted is flowering!! just a couple questions,
how long should i let it get b4 i snip it off?
and what do i do with it after? and i make a new plant out of it?
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Post by lloyd on Feb 2, 2009 18:17:00 GMT -5
Get rid of it. Although you can TC the stalks (never worked for me though.
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Post by markym4rk on Feb 2, 2009 18:20:39 GMT -5
Cant't you propagate it in really wet medium and high humidity as well?
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Post by lloyd on Feb 2, 2009 19:08:43 GMT -5
Never heard of anybody doing it. In TC you use hormones to induce growth.
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Post by markym4rk on Feb 4, 2009 4:24:51 GMT -5
Would agar plates suffice?
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Post by flytrapcare.com on Feb 4, 2009 14:17:23 GMT -5
It's easy to propagate VFT flower stalks without TC. Just snip them off as close to the plant as possible and then stick the flower stalk in peat moss in the same direction it was growing (tip up). You should see plantlets forming around the base of the flower stalk within a few weeks. I've taken photos and written about it on my Venus Fly Trap propagation page. I also blogged about it a bit here: www.flytrapcare.com/carnivorous-plant-blog/Cupped-Trap-flower-stalks-and-Sawtooth-and-Fused-Tooth-pullings.htmlIt's really easy to do and the success rate is really high (in my experience). I've also allowed the stalk to grow 3 or 4 inches and then cut it into 1 inch pieces and laid them on their sides. This is more challenging to get them to take, but it will produce more plantlets. |
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Post by Rymah on Feb 4, 2009 14:24:24 GMT -5
wow thanx Matt! would it be ok in LFS? or should i stick with Peat?
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Post by lloyd on Feb 4, 2009 15:04:46 GMT -5
That's good to know. Finally a use for VFT stalks.
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Post by dvg on Feb 4, 2009 15:54:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip Matt, always good to learn a new thing or two a day.
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Post by flytrapcare.com on Feb 7, 2009 10:48:40 GMT -5
wow thanx Matt! would it be ok in LFS? or should i stick with Peat? It would be fine on LFS. I've always used peat with mine though. I just stick them in the peat a little ways and leave them in my terrarium or a sunny windowsill. |
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Post by Devon on Feb 20, 2009 21:23:13 GMT -5
you can cut it off whenever and you stick the flower stalk into regular vft soil and it should produce another plant.
Devon Blomquist
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