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"mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:59 pm
by saltyop
I gotta say I wasn't the brightest kid in science and I'm confused to as how the seed bank lists Dionea typical seeds and Dionea mixed variety seeds? I hear that every seed grown flytrap is a typical so I gotta say I'm stumped on how they work

Re: "mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:04 pm
by KategoricalKarnivore
That just means the seeds came from different cultivars or like red VFTs. They're not all from "typicals". You will only get "typicals" out of the seeds unless you grow one that you then register as a cultivar.

Re: "mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:15 pm
by saltyop
does the seeds gathered from a red flytrap have a higher chance of propagating a red one? whats the point of listing them separately, i swear last question I should have paid more attention in class wew

Re: "mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:43 pm
by KategoricalKarnivore
Technically speaking you should get a higher ratio of red flytraps from seeds from a red flytrap. I think it's usually around 20% or less though.

Re: "mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:57 am
by Shadowtski
These seeds were from cultivar crosses or self-pollination of cultivars.

For example "Akai Ryu" x "Akai Ryu" would likely be a Red flytrap very similar to the registered cultivar parents. But it won't be an "Akai Ryu". A cross between two B52s would be correctly labeled as VFT "B52" x "B52". It would probably be a big flytrap.

These seeds should produce interesting Flytraps and if they are unique enough, they can be registered as a new cultivar.

Good growing,
Mike

Re: "mixed variety" fly trap seeds?

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:59 am
by saltyop
papa bless both of ya