Anyone have older venus flytraps?

Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117704

By Mkayum -  Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:40 am
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- Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:40 am #117704

How old can they get?

just some question pop on my mind and I'm curious about it.

Any ideas?

Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117705

By SnapSnapIOM -  Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:13 am
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- Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:13 am #117705

If cared for correctly and is given dormancy 20 years plus

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Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117756

By jamez -  Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:28 pm
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- Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:28 pm #117756

I have a 22 year old one. I usually sell them off before they get old. It has 1.75" traps now and 6.25" petioles. They produce A LOT when they get that old. I have over 60 plants from it. The leaves have a lot of grain in it, and it dries out more than my other plants. Doesn't have good color.

Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117772

By 95slvrZ28 -  Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:38 pm
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- Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:38 pm #117772

Bob Ziemer has a clone that he has been growing since 1955. I believe both Matt and Steve have divisions of it and I can only assume the original plant, and divisions are still going strong.

Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117782

By Dubstep13 -  Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:05 am
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- Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:05 am #117782

forever with right care through divisions

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Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#117797

By bananaman -  Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:55 am
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- Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:55 am #117797

You can perpetuate a single clone indefinitely thorough division, micropropagation, or cuttings. I believe one single plant can live for 50 years or so...

But that is just a guess!
In the wild they probably do not get very old, but if cared for correctly, they will live to their maximum lifespan (which I assume is 50 years or so...)

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Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?#118080

By NelsonR -  Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:07 pm
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- Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:07 pm #118080

Its hard to tell, becouse the VFT's like to divide quite often (atleast mine do) and mine divide by three, so theorically I get three new plants every time they divide, so saying that my oldest vft is 8 months old, a leaf pulling.

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