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Re: Just noticed I have a 3 headed trap! Update with pic#200715

By Cleo_13 -  Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:04 pm
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- Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:04 pm #200715

I just noticed a tiny two-headed trap on the same plant!

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I'm the grower of VFTs Maria, Lukas, Emil, Mathias, Isabel, Alice, Beatrix, Arthur, Berwald, and a cup of seedlings named Lili.
I also have Francis, my cape sundew.
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Re: Just noticed I have a 3 headed trap! Update with pic#200752

By tish -  Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:53 am
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- Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:53 am #200752

keep this pot alive! Soon you get a pot of Hydra traps

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Re: Just noticed I have a 3 headed trap! Update with pic#200768

By Cleo_13 -  Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:09 pm
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- Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:09 pm #200768

That would be interesting

Mathias is a division from the same plant though, and I see no odd traps on him. I wonder what causes it.

I'm the grower of VFTs Maria, Lukas, Emil, Mathias, Isabel, Alice, Beatrix, Arthur, Berwald, and a cup of seedlings named Lili.
I also have Francis, my cape sundew.
RIP Gilbert
Yes, I'm the silly person who names her plants.

Re: Just noticed I have a 3 headed trap! Update with pic#200770

By parker679 -  Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:14 pm
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- Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:14 pm #200770

Cleo_13 wrote:That would be interesting Mathias is a division from the same plant though, and I see no odd traps on him. I wonder what causes it.

New spring growth tends to show a relatively frequent amount of mutations; things like split traps, deformed traps, false vivipary on the flower stalks, etc. Most likely due to the sudden increase in cell division as the plants break dormancy. I've seen a lot of two headed traps come up, three though is pretty uncommon. It's pretty awesome, thanks for posting.

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Re: Just noticed I have a 3 headed trap! Update with pic#200804

By Fang -  Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:40 pm
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- Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:40 pm #200804

Yea a couple of my little plants have put out a few deformed traps so far. Poor things lol

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