Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:13:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Clancy <sclancy@lib.uci.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2206$foo@default> Subject: Re: Wacky VFT
Michael,
The strange plant may also be a fern in its early stages. I've seen these
grow in my terrariums, and in the early stage, they look very much live
liverwort. They can also take over a terrarium quickly once they get
going!
--steve
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On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Michael Collard wrote:
> I have an interesting situation here, one of my 8 VFT has decided to grow, not 1,
> but 2 flower stalks from the same bulb. Is this usual? From what I have read they
> will only produce 1 per year after reaching maturity. Also, some of the traps on
> various VFTs are leaking while they are digesting their prey. At the moment I am
> assuming this doesn't point to a malfunctioning plant. Other than that, I have
> noticed a very strange plant growing amongst the VFTs, it looks like a single flat
> fern leaf, about 2cm long & 7mm wide. The odd thing is that it has something
> looking like bowls, about 3 or 4 per leaf, and the entire leaf seems to have a root
> system. Some sort of CP to catch mites? I am going to go back to the store where I
> bought my VFTs from & try to get one with an abundance of this strange ferny type
> thing.
>
> --Michael
>
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