RE: VFT flowering and traps

From: Semanchuk, Phil J (pjs20347@glaxowellcome.com)
Date: Thu Jul 31 1997 - 10:29:02 PDT

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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:29:02 -0400
From: "Semanchuk, Phil J" <pjs20347@glaxowellcome.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: RE: VFT flowering and traps

> When it finally came back to lifeit produced two
> traps and then two flower spathes. The first trap
> caught something but a few days later I noticed that
> the trap had gone missing (either nibbled off or
> someone yanking it off). The second trap is now
> mature enough to trap. The flower bud are ready to
> open, and as since they appeared there has been no
> other traps growing. Is this normal for no traps to
> grow while it is flowering. Or am I in trouble.

Patrick,
In my limited VFT experience, this is normal. This is why some people
snip off the flower spikes when they see them coming up -- the flowers
consume a lot of the plants energy.

Hope this helps,
Phil
URL du hour: http://www.mindspring.com/~bchayes/mshame.htm

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