Is this just a typical VFT?

Is this just a typical VFT?#398432

By IoanAdam -  Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:42 am
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- Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:42 am #398432

I bought this plant from IKEA so it most likely is a typical but I was wondering if it could be something else. Also, does it seem dormant?

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Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398434

By ChefDean -  Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:57 am
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- Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:57 am #398434

Yes, typical. And yes, it appears to be dormant.

Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that I make bad decisions.

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Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398443

By IoanAdam -  Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:00 pm
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- Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:00 pm #398443

Thank you very much!

I am Adam and I like venus flytraps.

Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398620

By Dragonslayer126 -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:02 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:02 am #398620

ChefDean wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:57 am Yes, typical. And yes, it appears to be dormant.

How do I know if mine's dormant?

Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398621

By thepitchergrower -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:14 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:14 am #398621

Smaller petioles. Slower trap closing. Less growth.

Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398622

By ChefDean -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am #398622

^^^^ That. Plus, some will hug the ground and traps may die,

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Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398630

By Dragonslayer126 -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am #398630

ChefDean wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am ^^^^ That. Plus, some will hug the ground and traps may die,

But aren't there ground hugging cultivars?

Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398631

By Dragonslayer126 -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am #398631

ChefDean wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am ^^^^ That. Plus, some will hug the ground and traps may die,

And does the wip slim snapper still make ground hugging traps?

Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398632

By ChefDean -  Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:13 am
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- Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:13 am #398632

Dragonslayer126 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am
ChefDean wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am ^^^^ That. Plus, some will hug the ground and traps may die,
But aren't there ground hugging cultivars?

Dragonslayer126 wrote:And does the wip slim snapper still make ground hugging traps?

Hence the word "some", meaning not all.

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Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398714

By MikeB -  Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:08 am
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- Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:08 am #398714

Don't look at it as "just a typical". Think of it as "a cultivar without a name". Every flytrap is special in its own way.

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Re: Is this just a typical VFT?#398726

By Dragonslayer126 -  Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:21 pm
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- Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:21 pm #398726

ChefDean wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:13 am
Dragonslayer126 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:00 am
ChefDean wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:20 am ^^^^ That. Plus, some will hug the ground and traps may die,
But aren't there ground hugging cultivars?

Dragonslayer126 wrote:And does the wip slim snapper still make ground hugging traps?
Hence the word "some", meaning not all.

Oh, I thought you meant that some of the traps on the plant will ground hug.

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