Re: Help, for Dionaea

Perry Malouf (pmalouf@access.digex.net)
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:36:27 -0400 (EDT)

Neil Lemmen wrote:

> ... I have an Dioneae Muscipula. The booklet that came
> with the plant said the traps should turn a redish color.
> I have had it about 6 months and no red color. What can I do?

Buy an all-red form from Atlanta Botanical :)

More seriously, the interior of the traps will turn a
reddish color on most clones if the plant gets a lot of light.
Direct sunlight is especially good.

I'm not sure, but I think the ultraviolet portion of
the daylight spectrum promotes the reddish color.
I haven't tried putting Dionaea in a UV-free environment
to test this. Others on the list probably know the answer.

Perry Malouf