Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?

Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#62387

By stasiuk -  Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:54 am
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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:54 am #62387

I have a plant growing almost completely vertical with strong narrow stems, and one creeping along the top of the peat with shorter wider stems and traps.

I'm just wondering what everyone prefers? I keep leaning both ways... I like the up-right plants because they look bigger, but the low-lying ones look like a cluster of death with all the traps sitting in a low circle.

Which do you all prefer? :3

Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#62416

By Matt -  Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:50 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:50 pm #62416

I'm more partial to the low-lying traps that hug the ground for looking at. But when it comes to uprooting and repotting, I very much prefer the upright traps because they're much easier to work with

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#62426

By Ronnie -  Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:03 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:03 pm #62426

I agree with Matt.
The low lying ones are impossible to repot. there traps curl under and end up eating soil are under the soil haha.

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#62469

By OR1ON -  Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:41 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:41 pm #62469

I like... Vertical traps. They just look cooler.

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#62477

By Doomsday -  Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:04 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:04 pm #62477

Im with orion i like upright traps since they loko more aggressive

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#63290

By branpera -  Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:16 pm
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- Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:16 pm #63290

I like the low lying ones becasue I think their broad leafs look cool and like you said the make a cool circle of deadly traps that, personaly I would not like to be in the middle of

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#63470

By Guest - Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:27 am

- Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:27 am #63470

i like the low-lying ones too; they look like they're sort of...lurking. the upright ones always look a little desperate to me, haha (:

Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#67766

By dmagnan -  Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:03 am
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- Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:03 am #67766

I have to vote low-lying, mainly because my oldest flytrap does that and I've grown quite attached to him

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#67772

By dionaea muscipula -  Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:43 am
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- Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:43 am #67772

i like both. i really like how vicious the low-traps look, but its also fun to watch upright ones catch and insect

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#67799

By Grey -  Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:05 am
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- Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:05 am #67799

I like the low lying ones because in the morning you look down on them and it's like they're smiling up at you ("HAI MUM I HAZ HAPPY SUN TODAI"). I don't have an upright one as of yet, hopefully get one some day. I like how much easier they seem to be when it comes down to repotting. I always struggle with my two low-lying boys!

I like them both appearance wise though.

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Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#67801

By Oblivion -  Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:28 am
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- Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:28 am #67801

i like a good mix of upright and low, combined with a mix of red/green, all reds, and a dash of dentate for good measure.

basically, i like em all

Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#68173

By carnivorous -  Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:24 am
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- Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:24 am #68173

Oblivion wrote:i like a good mix of upright and low, combined with a mix of red/green, all reds, and a dash of dentate for good measure.

basically, i like em all

Well said, Oblivion! I absolutely agree!

Re: Do you prefer low-lying traps or erect ones?#72981

By Daniel_G -  Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:44 pm
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- Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:44 pm #72981

i prfer upright ones because its easy for me to have a look at the underground action and llow lying one get dirty

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