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Post by Syble on Sept 1, 2007 14:35:30 GMT -5
Just curious if anyone knows the fact or fiction base of the following statement: " Once a VFT rosette has more then 5 active leaves it splits to form a second plant" I can't remember where I've seen/read it, but I've come across it in many places and books. the reason I ask is because I have quite a few vft that are working on 12 full leaves and more comming up constantly, but I only see one growth point. Thanks, Sib  |
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Post by jay on Sept 1, 2007 17:45:23 GMT -5
never heard or seen that happen
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Post by vraev on Sept 1, 2007 17:50:05 GMT -5
I think it was 7 leaves. By experience its fiction. They say that only 7 leaves for one individual plant. But I have "HAD" plants with minimum of 13 leaves or more from the same one. I guess its one of those myths of VFT cultivation. |
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Post by Syble on Sept 2, 2007 9:01:54 GMT -5
figured as much as I have several plants that have 12+ functional leaves and a few more trap less leaves and only one growth point. Sib |
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Post by Sawchuk on Sept 9, 2007 18:53:27 GMT -5
my B52
when i got it, it was shooting out traps one at a time every week n halve a new trap would be open ready to spring, after 10+ traps it began producing traps multiply say two at a time which would open 4 days in between each other and has been doin this since
the ants did harm to many traps so they all died back, right now at this moment there are 6 unsprung traps and 4 already sprung staps which are still alive AND its growing up in groups of threes now so every 2 weeks or so i see 3 new traps within a weeks period which left me 2 believe of the "mythical division" but now i just think it was all form the same bulb
also i cut back a dieing leaf near bulb and a new plant sprung up from the cut part still on the plant, im not sure how it rooted or whatever but it has grown very well this year
im triyn to get as many unsprung traps as possible to grow maybe thats the secret to the division, i find them to be much more appealling then the sprung traps which are still selfishly hungry
i also find that once a trap has been sprung and reopened the plant will kill this one off if not used again soon, first by the teeth then it slef closes and dies off maybe because of bad growing conditions or possible the bark on top of soil which i choose to use, it has takin on a very dark brown black appearance and may possible be causeing the premature death of traps?? lmao just me tryin to be smart here, dont mind me lol
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Post by anders on Sept 14, 2007 2:34:13 GMT -5
Here's my experience.
I have read about the 7 leave thing as well, and I think it's a myth too. Reason? I repotted the flytrap I had bought awhile back into three pots since it was getting crowded. Definitely one plant in each. Now one of them has more than 10 traps! Go figure.
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