>> of Nepenthes, Heliamphora, seeds of FVT "red leaf"
>> (or other varieties)
> There is a slight problem here - these Dionaea forms
> (AFAIK,) do *not* come true from seed, so you'll
> need a cutting or TCed plant to preserve the
> characteristics. This is probably why they seem to
> be so much rarer in cultivation than the typical VFT.
Bruce (dionea@nando.net) and I observed VFTs on our recent field
trip in the following states:
- All green plants
- Green plants w/partial red and green traps on the same plant
- Green plants w/vivid red traps where the red completely covered
the inner trap surface
By far the all green is the most common followed by those plants
with reddish traps. Only a few plants have the strikingly red
traps. We saw all varieties of these plants in both full and
partial sun, and it made us curious as to what causes the red
traps in VFTs. Is it known?
Phil
pjs20347@glaxo.com
bonz@nando.net