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Anyone have older venus flytraps?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:40 am
by Mkayum
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?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:13 am
by SnapSnapIOM
If cared for correctly and is given dormancy 20 years plus
Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:28 pm
by jamez
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?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:38 pm
by 95slvrZ28
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?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:05 am
by Dubstep13
forever with right care through divisions
Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:55 am
by bananaman
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...)
Re: Anyone have older venus flytraps?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:07 pm
by NelsonR
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.
