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Hey everyone, i have a question about VFT cultivars
From my understanding, all VFT plants are the same species, just different cultivars, of it, many commercial VFT's are cloned
Every seed grown VFT is genetically different from all others, and will have unique characteristics

So, does this mean, all these extra large traps, small traps (cudo), and just all exceptional plants, were created through hatching a lucky seed? perhaps a little artificial selection involved?
So, if i was to for example, grow 1000 plants from seed, there's a chance i could find something quite exceptional (ie, abnormally large or small traps, abnormally compact, exceptionally colored, exceptionally hardy/fast growing), perhaps even to the point where it would be quite commercially valuable because of exceptional features..
Is this how species such as DC XL and b52 came into existance? if i grow 100 plants from seed, there's a chance i could find something amazing? (although, all these plants are amazing)

thanks

You are quite right on VFT being one a single specie and those named plants are mostly cultivated variety. Those named cultivar can only be cloned not seed grown. There are also registered and non registered cultivar.

You are also right that all seeds will have some interesting traits appear from time to time but most will still have their parent genes.

The value of the plant lies on how good the marketing and publication is.

Imagine how we human beings are one species, but each individual is different from one another.

LAKJP, I do believe that is the best simple explanation I have come across yet. I will definitely remember that.

katya_dog1 wrote:LAKJP, I do believe that is the best simple explanation I have come across yet. I will definitely remember that.

Thanks! The only difference between us and VFT's is that we cannot be propagated

LAKJP wrote:

katya_dog1 wrote:LAKJP, I do believe that is the best simple explanation I have come across yet. I will definitely remember that.

Thanks! The only difference between us and VFT's is that we cannot be propagated

Well, technically we can be cloned, but asexual propagation is not that easy for us. Identical twins are examples of clones in the same general idea as plants. Their cells divided into two genetically identical copies.

True, but I meant that we cannot do arm-pullings or leg-pullings XD

You are right about that, haha.

LAKJP wrote:True, but I meant that we cannot do arm-pullings or leg-pullings XD

thanks to experimentation during the middle ages-
you can
watch braveheart if you don't believe me

LAKJP wrote:True, but I meant that we cannot do arm-pullings or leg-pullings XD