Biggest Trap 2006- What's your largest?

[curlingguy]

I have a big trap....38 MM.....want to see it? Oh, I'm talking about a Venus Fly Trap, not my yapper.... ;D

[sdeering]

Ya let's see your big trap:)
Stephen

[curlingguy]

Okay, here's the photo's. That's a milk jug lid right behind it for size comparison. I measured it....38MM....got a little bigger as just opened....(was 36MM)....another new trap forming so will see if it's even bigger.

[sdeering]

Nice looking red dragon. Mine is just starting a growth burst not sure why. I will have to see if I have any contenders.
STephen

[mabudon]

I have a real good sized one too, but no camera, I will measure it and hope you folks will trust my account

That is a pretty good sized plant- and oddly enough, mine have also begune pretty impressive growing spurts- kinda late for that tho, I tell 'em, but they don't listen!!

[sdeering]

Looks like you got me beat. My largest are about 32mm. I think tnese are reacting to lower light conditions and the shorter day length getting fall fat leavs.
Red dragon

Low Giant


Stephen

[Rick Hillier]

I have a bunch in my bog this year that are in the 1.5" range... I'm too tired from eating over the weekend to convert to metric.

There's one clone that I had back in the early 1980's that I wish I could track down again! I got them from a small plant vendor in Fairview Park Mall (Kitchener, ON) right in front of Sears. They came in these 2" square containers with corresonding clear lids. These traps were absolutely HUGE. I grew them under four 40W fluorescent bulbs in a tupperware tub. I covered the top with saranwrap to keep in the humidity,

Anyway, the traps were deep red inside, green outside (with a red band just under the band of spines) and often exceeded two inches in length. The traps were quite "deep" as well. I remember counting 11 trigger hairs on one lobe of the trap.

Of course, I knew nothing of their need for dormancy, so I lost the plants

I'd kill to know what clone it was and how I could get it back. Actually, I wouldn't mind expanding my collection of these fine plants, now that I am having some success with them.

>>> Rick <<<

[vraev]

my biggest is 29 mm on my B52.

[sdeering]

B52, Where did you get it? I would really like a division of thet one. Look at my list if you are interested in a trade.
Thanks
Stephen

[vraev]

lol! I am a newbie at VFT's dude. I love vft's. Thats why I have 7 of them with 3 in forced dormancy as an experiment (well...they were slowing down and producing smaller traps).

1 b52, 2 typical, 1 red dragon, 1 green dragon, 1 baby typical, 1 dente

except the dentate and baby typical...I got all of them from richard at keehnscarnivores.com. he's an amazing guy and will hook u up with good sized plants. They are all produced by tissue culture.

As a matter of fact, They have a brand new amazing website. www.keehnscarnivores.com.

[Flytrap]

Here is that monster I got last year through a trade:


and the entire VFT:


The beast is currently hibernating in my coolhouse, along with some sensitive southern sarracenias.

[vraev]

my largest trap is 1.9 inches on the B52,