When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?

When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374126

By Leonardlow -  Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:47 am
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- Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:47 am #374126

Hi good day everyone. My vft flower stalk has grown taller everyday since the past couple weeks. May I know when is the perfect time to cut it off ? Flower stalk measuring at 4 inches

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Re: When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374133

By oval -  Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:24 pm
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- Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:24 pm #374133

It looks like it is pretty far along, almost ready to flower. You might as well let it flower now that it has expended that much energy. Maybe some of the more expert growers will chime in with a more authoritative answer.

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Re: When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374139

By Supercazzola -  Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:36 pm
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- Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:36 pm #374139

Was your intent to use it to propagate new plants ? If so that would explain why he let it grow so tall. I don’t know the answer of when is a good time to cut it, so I will follow this thread. Maybe @Matt can answer ?

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Re: When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374145

By Matt -  Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:45 pm
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- Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:45 pm #374145

Leonardlow wrote:May I know when is the perfect time to cut it off ?

If you simply want to get rid of it and prevent the flytrap from flowering at all, you should cut it off when small. It's pretty advanced now, so I think it is past the prime for cutting for any reason, propagation or otherwise.

The plant looks healthy, so you might as well not cut and pollinate the flowers instead.

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Re: When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374184

By Leonardlow -  Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:12 am
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- Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:12 am #374184

It took merely 2 weeks to grow from the baby stalk till this tall. Should have just cut it off when I discovered at the first place. guess I’ll just let it be for the time being. Lol thanks Matt

Re: When should I cut my vft flower stalk ?#374188

By Matt -  Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:44 am
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- Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:44 am #374188

Leonardlow wrote:It took merely 2 weeks to grow from the baby stalk till this tall.

Yep! Flower stalks grow very quickly!!

Leonardlow wrote:Should have just cut it off when I discovered at the first place. guess I’ll just let it be for the time being. Lol thanks Matt

No worries! Your plant is very healthy so allowing it to flower won't hurt it. It will just set it back a bit. The plants we allow to flower are about 6 weeks behind the rest of the plants in terms of growth. Not a big deal!

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