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My VFT....UPDATE 29/3/08
« Thread Started on Mar 6, 2008, 8:54pm »

the traps on this part of the plant slowly get into brown in colour..... dunno why, wait someone who can answer me....


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i just starting to grow CP.... so i dono is this plant healty or not. i will be glad to hear some suggestion on my vft. thx

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produce more and more traps....(the pic is blurry coz i take it at night with HP) « Last Edit: Mar 29, 2008, 10:07pm by undentified »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged italoamericano
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Re: My VFT
« Reply #1 on Mar 7, 2008, 4:57am »
Hi,

Nice Picture! Your plant is doing fine. Usually, when VFTS die, they go all at once and rather quickly.Thus, if your plant were seriously ill, it would die all at once in a matter of 3 to 4 days. A healthy VFT will alway have at least one or two traps that turn brown. As long as your VFT gets plenty of sun and the soil is keep moist not soaking wet, you should be okay. Only use distilled water and a soil mix of Peat Moss, Perlite and Silica sand. I hope this helps and congratulations on a great plant!
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Re: My VFT
« Reply #2 on Mar 7, 2008, 8:08pm »
but when i juz get it it was red coloration... but after 1/2 month or so it becomes green even i put it full sun.. my guess is temperature difference coz i get it from highland and i live in lowland so the temp diff is very large
is was my opinion and since i am new so i might be wrong
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« Reply #3 on Mar 7, 2008, 8:34pm »
Did you give it full sun?
But which part of BM you stay? I am from Taman Sri Rambai. Near Jit Sin.
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« Reply #4 on Mar 7, 2008, 11:02pm »
yap... full sun
oh.... i just graduate from there...=.=
stay ar? at simpang ampat there
just start to collect them... got one s. flava, one ping (but dono is wat species),two s. peupera, and one Dioneae Muscipula.
swt......=.= « Last Edit: Mar 7, 2008, 11:06pm by undentified »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged piscesilim
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Re: My VFT
« Reply #5 on Mar 7, 2008, 11:15pm »
Ha ha. I graduate from Jit Sin too. But long time ago.

As I know the VFT need cooler night to have intense red colour besides the full sun. « Last Edit: Mar 7, 2008, 11:16pm by piscesilim »Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedLim undentified
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« Reply #6 on Mar 7, 2008, 11:26pm »
my VFT comes from cameron......=.=
then my VFT will be green 4ever le.
my dad the nursery got many but all same species de... like my collection
few types nia
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« Reply #7 on Mar 8, 2008, 2:13am »
Your VFT is looking nice, I don't know why other member's VFTs have long and tall leaves like that, mine are all flat and don't grow tall like that. I have Lim to thank for my recent VFTs.

Actually after I got my VFTs home from Lim, about maybe 2 months after the new traps were having slightly reddish color, compared to the old ones that were mostly green. So just keep them in good full sun and observe after a few months.

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Re: My VFT
« Reply #8 on Mar 8, 2008, 8:18pm »
i think it is not not enough coz got some trees are blocking the light even i put it under the sun
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« Reply #9 on Mar 27, 2008, 1:04am »
Place the VFTs in direct sun for the whole day, they will gain back red colouration in no time. But some red VFTs from Cameron won't turn back total red as when bought. The difference in the day & night temperature in the lowland is simply not enough for the red colouration to appear.
Arvin, VFTs grow long and upright leaves in summer and ground hugging pattern with broad petiole in spring and fall, but there are a few cultivars/forms that grow ground hugging or upright all year round. In the tropic, we see them ground hugging in cooler months (rainy season), and upright pattern in hot months.
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Re: My VFT
« Reply #10 on Mar 29, 2008, 10:00pm »
i think the summer leaves on my VFT is simulated after they put it in air con for sometime and take it out...my new VFT din produce summer leaf even i put it in direct sun...




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Re: My VFT....UPDATE 29/3/08
« Reply #11 on Mar 30, 2008, 12:35am »
How long have you been putting it under direct sun? If it gets enough direct sunlight, you'll see the new leaf become narrower and eventually grow upright. How many hours of direct sun your VFT is getting?
I believe what we see now is caused by the recent weather, the poor VFTs are confused now by the weather, get real hot for a few hours and turned very cooling quickly due to rain. I think those who grow them under artificial lighting get less effect on the condition change.
Some of my VFTs are having very broad petiole too, and something wierd had happened. Will try to snap some pictures to show here. « Last Edit: Mar 30, 2008, 12:37am by cactustts »Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedTS undentified
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Re: My VFT....UPDATE 29/3/08
« Reply #12 on Mar 30, 2008, 12:56am »
i have one baby with large leaf and very small trap....but dono weather it is dormant or not..the old leaf blacken and i cut it off already
i put it in direct sun for 3 weeks edi n it is getting 5-6 hours of direct sun
the weather is like hot and cold all mix up edi

the leaf on 3' o clock its like no trap at all




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Re: My VFT....UPDATE 29/3/08
« Reply #13 on Mar 30, 2008, 1:46pm »
The newly produced leaves looks like getting smaller and smaller, it might gone dormancy already. Reduce the watering and don't leave it on the water tray. Water when the top layer of media gets dry. Or I'll normally weighing the pot with hand by lifting it up, if the pot is light, meaning it's time to add water, I put the whole pot in a big pot with water in it and let the water suck up from the bottom, place it back to the original place and let it drain by itself.
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Re: My VFT....UPDATE 29/3/08
« Reply #14 on Mar 30, 2008, 9:14pm »
i edi do that few days ago coz i think it is dormant but i am not sure... hope it survive....i have another 2 plants that is in dormant state also