- Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:52 pm
#182451
I bought a 5 plant bundle of FTS Maroon Monsters about a year and a half ago and one of them has been consistently more maroon than the others. In fall last year it was pure maroon where the others still had parts with some green (like the trap margins or hints of green on the leaves. The extra maroon plant puts up new leaves that never show any green where the others usually start out with some green and then darken more as they soak up the light. Last year they were all in the same pot and had truly identical conditions. This year I've spread them out between pots but otherwise identical conditions and it's still staying almost pure maroon. I love it, but why would that be?
Here's a somewhat poor example. This was taken early spring so it still had a little green at this point, but there's a picture of a couple of the other plants taken at the same time for comparison. As the season moves on they both increase their maroonness (whatever spellchecker...that's totally a word) proportionally. So what I'm saying is I know a regular FTS Maroon Monster can look like the bottom pic, but that this plant at its greenest.
Here's a somewhat poor example. This was taken early spring so it still had a little green at this point, but there's a picture of a couple of the other plants taken at the same time for comparison. As the season moves on they both increase their maroonness (whatever spellchecker...that's totally a word) proportionally. So what I'm saying is I know a regular FTS Maroon Monster can look like the bottom pic, but that this plant at its greenest.
My GrowList
Wanted:
S. leuco "H.C. White"
D. muscipula: "Microdent", "Dentate"
C. follicularis: Hummer's Giant
Wanted:
S. leuco "H.C. White"
D. muscipula: "Microdent", "Dentate"
C. follicularis: Hummer's Giant