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I am growing a few flytraps and I would like to start selling the babies that come from clippings and stuff, does anyone have suggestion of how to grow my collection the fastest? I'm also wondering what the best websites are for getting some of the more interesting types of flytraps. Thanks!

BBhummingbird wrote:I am growing a few flytraps and I would like to start selling the babies that come from clippings and stuff, does anyone have suggestion of how to grow my collection the fastest?

Tissue culture is by far the fastest way to propagate flytraps. If you're interested in learning it, check out the tissue culture forum here:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/phpBB3/tissue-culture.html
and the basics here:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/tissue-culture-basics.html

Other than tissue culture, pullings and divisions are the quickest way to propagate flytraps. You can learn about them on the main site here:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/propagation- ... traps.html

BBhummingbird wrote:I'm also wondering what the best websites are for getting some of the more interesting types of flytraps. Thanks!

Steve and I are quickly amassing the best selection of Venus fly trap clones available on the web in the FlytrapStore:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/store/venus-fly-traps.html
There will be many more clones available next year. Other than our store, for a good selection of flytrap clones you can check out Mike Szesze's Carnivorous plant nursery:
http://www.carnivorousplantnursery.com/ ... chor-49575
Prices there are a bit high and, while very healthy and nice, most people report the plants aren't as large as what you'd receive from Steve and I from the FlytrapStore.

The only other place that has a large selection of flytrap clones is Cook's:
http://www.flytraps.com/scripts/prodLis ... Category=5
I've ordered from Dean Cook before and I can't say that I'd recommend ordering from him.

The lack of places to order interesting varieties of flytraps is why Steve and I started the FlytrapStore I was very disappointed to find out when I started this hobby that there aren't many places that one can purchase a variety of flytrap clones. Steve and I hope to continue to grow our stock to the point that we have a very large selection of flytrap clones. We're definitely making progress toward that goal!

im sure its really tiring repotting those 50babies of VFT!

Hey Matt, I know it's a pretty rare clone, but if you ever stumble across a mirror trap, I and a ton of other people would be interested, plus, we'd give u our $ haha

dantt99 wrote:I know it's a pretty rare clone, but if you ever stumble across a mirror trap, I and a ton of other people would be interested, plus, we'd give u our $ haha

Yeah, it was just registered with the ICPS recently and only discovered at a store 5 years ago in Europe, so it will likely be a while before it makes it to the US. I do hope to grow it someday though. And if I do, I'll definitely try to tissue culture it and make it available to many people.

"The lack of places to order interesting varieties of flytraps is why Steve and I started the FlytrapStore I was very disappointed to find out when I started this hobby that there aren't many places that one can purchase a variety of flytrap clones. Steve and I hope to continue to grow our stock to the point that we have a very large selection of flytrap clones. We're definitely making progress toward that goal!" That's great! Thank you for your help.

Matt wrote:eah, it was just registered with the ICPS recently and only discovered at a store 5 years ago in Europe, so it will likely be a while before it makes it to the US. I do hope to grow it someday though. And if I do, I'll definitely try to tissue culture it and make it available to many people.

Sounds like a good idea! Can't wait for it to make the US if it does...

Matt wrote:The lack of places to order interesting varieties of flytraps is why Steve and I started the FlytrapStore

I sadly didn't stumble across this site until AFTER I ordered from bugbitingplants.com, and next time, I would love to order a trap from you guys!

dantt99 wrote:Hey Matt, I know it's a pretty rare clone, but if you ever stumble across a mirror trap, I and a ton of other people would be interested, plus, we'd give u our $ haha

How do the mirror ones look like ?

sekler wrote:How do the mirror ones look like ?

http://www.flytrapcare.com/phpBB3/diona ... lit=mirror

They're almost like double fly traps!

thanks guys