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Hello i have a question about clones like b 12 gigant or other clones if heard that clones will get a normal venusflytrap after some time but is this true or clones lose theyr Special ability after somtime?

appronny wrote:Hello i have a question about clones like b 12 gigant or other clones if heard that clones will get a normal venusflytrap after some time but is this true or clones lose theyr Special ability after somtime?

No. A true clone will always display the traits of its respective cultivar as long as it remains healthy. It will have identical DNA to the originator of the cultivar as it can only be acquired through leaf cuttings or divisions from the mother plant.

Some growers will self-pollinate a cultivar such as B52 and try to sell the seeds as B52 seeds. However, these are actually B52xB52 seeds and not true clones. They may display some or all of the desirable traits as a true B52, but it is not genetically identical. Do enough of these crosses, and you'll eventually end up with a typical looking VFT.


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I think op means like fuzzy tooth the teeth don't always fuse together.

jwalker wrote:I think op means like fuzzy tooth the teeth don't always fuse together.

That is also definitely a possibility. Some of the weirder cultivars express their notable traits only during certain periods of their growth cycles.

Yes, it is very possible for a plant to revert. Many of the cultivars that are currently available were derived from seed: ie sexual reproduction leads to offspring with a genetic mix that is different (and sometimes favorable) to its parents, and then those selected specimens are named and asexually reproduced as clones.

That being said, plants do spontaneously mutate (think about chimeras) and thus it is very possible to have a cloned plant that displays different characteristics than its parents regardless of growing conditions.