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Hi People!
A few weeks ago i putted my vft's outside for the colder temperatures and to get them dormant,the temp here is around 10-6° during day and around 3° nighttime. A couple of days ago i noticed something growing perfectly in the middle of the plant and it looks like a flowerstamper. Pretty strange i would say,at first i thought it was a new trap forming but it doesnt have the shapes. Looks like a tube with 3tiny little balls on top of it. As soon as they get bigger i might be able to take a pic but at this point its still to small and i stink as a photographer. Maybe someone has any ideas?

From your description it sounds like a flower stalk coming up.

Given the time of year I would cut it off as soon as it's big enough to easily do so.

Okay wow, thanks for this thread! I just now realized that that's what the weird growth is on one of mine! I thought it was a deformed trap and I was going to let it keep growing to see what it would look like! I mean, I already knew it's a good idea to cut off flower stalks, but I didn't realize until seeing this topic that that's what I've got! My flower stalk is about an inch tall right now.

Is it actually normal that this happens in winter? well will cut it as soon as i can do without doing damage to the plants. They really should get dorman soon