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BenWilliam wrote:Like I said, I can only assume that this co-incides with the abundants of insects that are being caught.

I think you're right. The situation is the same here in New Mexico, U.S., living in a region with numerous dairies and billions of flies. My plants' traps are almost always closed (on a fly or two) and closed traps don't turn red. When I bring some Flytraps inside to grow for a while under artificial light, they turn red. They're open all the time inside (no flies; or rather, relatively fewer flies) and get fairly strong light for more hours of the day.

At any rate, your Flytraps and other plants look beautiful.

BenWilliam wrote:Honestly, all of my sundews hitched a ride in with one VFT I purchased about a year back, and since then they have absolutely taken off! Almost becoming invasive! So all I can assume is that they are just typical capensis forms. Any suggestions with what to do with so many?

emphasis mine

same thing myself and many others do



i gave a lot of mine away during halloween. heres a bag of lollies, and heres your killer plant !

Great looking plants BenWilliam! Thanks for sharing the photos

As the autumnal days grow shorter and shorter, so do the leaves of the Venus Fly Trap as they enter dormancy. Here are some photos:

Big Mouth:


A 'naturalised' seedling only a few months old:


Great B52 colouration late in the season:


Compact winter growth visible around crown as the older summer leaves die back:


An Akai Ryu being overshadowed by a Dutch Delight:

Very Nice!
As we move on into our growing season, a growing season ends in the other hemisphere.

I love those chunky traps with nice colouration 'packed' in a small bundle around the crown.

Nice Plants Ben
Whats your secrect about the flowerstalk cutting? I never see and hear about a flowerstalk cutting wich go successful.

Bye Thomas

Very nice!

They look very healthy

ThomasL wrote:Nice Plants Ben
Whats your secrect about the flowerstalk cutting? I never see and hear about a flowerstalk cutting wich go successful.

Bye Thomas

Firstly, not all my cuttings are successful. I'd say only about 50% of my cuttings are.

Secondly, if there is a secret, it would be to keep it moist and lots and lots of patience. It can take quite a while, but I generally find that if the stalk stays green for about 2 weeks, then it will form new plants. If the stalk dies almost immediately after cutting and turns black, then it won't form new plants.

My tips would be to stick the stalk in upright, keep it moist, then wait and wait and wait!

Time for a mid winter update. Days are close to being at their shortest, about 9.5 hours of daylight. As such, my plants are deep in their sleep, here are some pics!


Fully Mature Low Giant, showing some very small compact growth


Big Mouth




Akai Ryu


Unnamed Seedling


Bristle Tooth


B52

Your plants look like they are resting well

Very healthy looking dormant plants