Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk

Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415716

By horzorot -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:01 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:01 pm #415716

2 months ago, my plant was like in the first image and I waited for the seeds to form completely, and then I harvested it. As in the second image, will it be a problem if the trap grows on the flower stem?

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Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415718

By Sundews69 -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:04 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:04 pm #415718

Wow that's awesome! That's called false vivipary. It will not cause any harm at all.

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Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415722

By horzorot -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:20 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:20 pm #415722

Oh thank you so much. I was thinking of cutting the stem but wanted to ask first. So if i leave it like this, will the flower stalk affect the growth of other traps?

Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415724

By Sundews69 -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:42 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:42 pm #415724

Yes, but it's to late to do anything. Just letting the plant flower took so much energy out of the plant effecting the growth. The plant will grow slower and will have smaller traps. But because it's so far into the flowering stage, cutting the flower won't really do anything.

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Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415725

By ChefDean -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:43 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:43 pm #415725

Eventually, the flower stalk will die, along with the traps on it. However, you can cut the stalk about 1/2 inch below where the traps meet the stalk and plant that. It should grow into a new plant all by itself.

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Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415728

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:22 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:22 pm #415728

The green stalks from the spent flowers, they won't yield any plantlets if you cut them in pieces and stick them in some moist sphagnum moss for a while? I honestly have no idea, but it seems like a lot of green vegetation there.

Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415729

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:23 pm
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- Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:23 pm #415729

It will also be interesting to see if the plants grown from this plants seeds will have the second-story traps.

Re: Venus flytraps and traps growing on a flower stalk#415764

By slicric78 -  Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:54 am
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- Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:54 am #415764

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Take a look at this thread. Once the traps are big enough, you can cut them and plant them. I used 'take root' and had a 90% success rate.

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