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Written by Matt
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Monday, 05 May 2008 12:27 |
Publication: Carnivorous Plant Newsletter Volume 33, Number 1, pages 21-22, 2004
Web Publication: http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v33n1p19_22.html
Registration Date: March 31, 2003
Breeder: Colin Clayton, Keysborough, Vic., AU, from seed from US, 1991
Nominant: Colin Clayton
Registrant: Colin Clayton
Description:
Quoted from the ICPS database: "This plant is an all red flytrap which I have named [Dionaea 'Clayton’s Red Sunset' {C.Clayton}]. It regularly grows up to 25 cm (10 inches) across, although extremely slowly, and is one of the wonders of the flytrap world. The features which make this cultivar different from other red flytraps (such as [Dionaea 'Red Dragon' {R.Gagliardo}] or [Dionaea 'Red Piranha' {E.Read}] are the following:
A)The petioles are almost always long and thin. The other red flytraps have quite wide petioles, especially during the winter.
B)During the winter, this cultivar totally loses its leaves, at least when grown in a Mediterranean climate. The other red flytraps retain at least some of their leaves.
C)This plant is totally red, except for the teeth on immature traps, which are yellow. [Dionaea 'Red Dragon' {R.Gagliardo}] incorporates green as part of its coloration at some time during its growth cycle.
D)The color of this cultivar is a deeper, darker red than the other currently named red flytrap cultivars. It becomes almost black in the summer if exposed to full sunlight.
E)The marginal spines on this cultivar are normal, and not sawtooth as in [Dionaea 'Red Piranha' {E.Read}]."
Propagation: Vegetative reproduction
Etymology: After introduce and coloration
Background: Dionaea muscipula 'Clayton’s Red Sunset' is the only all red cultivar that doesn't have any green on it at any point during its yearly life cycle, making it unique for this reason. I have, however, seen photos of plants labeled as 'Clayton’s Red Sunset' with green on them, which makes me wonder if it was a labeling error, or if the description of the cultivar was in error. Perhaps the plant wasn't monitored over numerous seasons or in many different types of growing conditions.
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