VFT's looking awful in Autumn? Read this. (pics)

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#33902

By sterwick -  Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:49 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:49 pm #33902

I have now put my VFT in the garage throughout the winter. It has divided- ooowww!

It looks like im going to hav e to wait.

sTEVO.

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#35574

By bterrill -  Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:36 pm
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- Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:36 pm #35574

Good post, saved me one of my first questions

I am getting some black ones also but most are green still and I even had 3 bugs in 2 diff traps so I was wondering what was happening.

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#36008

By sterwick -  Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:03 pm
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- Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:03 pm #36008

If you're giving it the correct dormancy conditions things will be fine... he might just be a little late thats all

Stevo.

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#38402

By Adam -  Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:42 am
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- Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:42 am #38402

Most of my VFTs were left out one night when the temperature dropped below freezing. The water in the catch trays was solid ice. The VFTs didn't lose their green leaves. It depends on how long they are frozen for and how much below freezing it gets. I rescued them in the middle of the night after seeing that the forecast was wrong

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#43574

By PitcherPlanter -  Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:50 pm
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- Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:50 pm #43574

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Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#44987

By dbravo90 -  Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:21 pm
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- Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:21 pm #44987

U NEEDED TO CUT OFF DEAD TRAPS
if dead traps are left and not trimmed fungus can reach the bulb and cause the entire plant to die trimming is a must especially with a plant like yours traps die off naturally

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#46841

By Ae9803 -  Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:50 am
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- Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:50 am #46841

Theres the risk yes, and cutting them off decreased that risk. Its not a must however.

Jake

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#51644

By FaithM -  Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:50 pm
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- Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:50 pm #51644

whoa these pics r cool! im glad i took the time to research venus flytraps or i would've thrown them out!

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#52262

By Dooter -  Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:40 pm
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- Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:40 pm #52262

FaithM wrote:whoa these pics r cool! im glad i took the time to research venus flytraps or i would've thrown them out!

I know! I think back to when I had my first VFT, way back when, and it did this, and I assumed it was dead and pitched it.

Too bad it was before the days of the internet, then I would have known better!

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Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#52325

By jchaps20 -  Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:45 am
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- Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:45 am #52325

wow..there are a LOT of traps on those plants! Is that just one rhizome in those pots or are there several plants in there? I read somewhere that most vfts (of course as an average) have around 3-7 traps per plant, but geez..there must be 30 in ur first pot/pic up there!!!

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#52326

By jchaps20 -  Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:46 am
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- Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:46 am #52326

I know! Ive had three plants that turned black..but then again I dont think I was giving mine distilled water OR enough light, either..but I didn't have internet..so they were doomed to die anyways, I suppose. My poor previous vfts.

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#52861

By rumbleweed -  Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:01 am
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- Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:01 am #52861

Rcvd my red dragon in mail today USPS took 7 days to get it here Priority mail. Medium was pretty dry and plant looked bad. Any Ideas to help it make it through?

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#52993

By Matt -  Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:41 am
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- Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:41 am #52993

rumbleweed wrote:Rcvd my red dragon in mail today USPS took 7 days to get it here Priority mail. Medium was pretty dry and plant looked bad. Any Ideas to help it make it through?

If your plant is still has green leaves, just do the normal things (light, clean water, etc.) and it should be fine. Unless the soil was bone dry, the lack of water will almost certainly not hurt it.

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Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#70886

By funkeecheekeemunkee -  Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:30 pm
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- Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:30 pm #70886

my vfts r green 2 but look really different,one has massive long stems and the other has small fat leaves, could they be different types? i thought they would be asleep by now as weather in scotland sucks, could it be cos they inside??

Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#74710

By masmith -  Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:06 pm
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- Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:06 pm #74710

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Re: VFT's looking awful? Read this. (pics)#33902

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