'denate trap'

[droseradude]

Hi,

I'll have a picture soon, but I noticed that a trap on my akai ryu vft that's about to open has jagged, triangular short teeth like a dente vft. Why is this? (no, its not red pirahna but its starting to look like one)

thanks

 

[Pyro]

My guesses would be:

1) Spontanious mutation on that leaf

2) Mislabled plant

 

[droseradude]

I forgot to mention... it also has other traps that are normal.

 

[uglypho]

My guess is low humidity.

 

[Darcie]

Sometime new traps look dente before they open all the way because the hairs are still curled up.

 

[Nflytrap]

I've had that happen before. I'd second pyros first guess. In fact,during dormancy, the plant produced something like a cup trap!

 

[ktulu]

i had this happen with one of my typicals, but as soon as i got it into better conditions, more light mainly, it started to grow regular traps again. Maybe its some kind of a stress response.

Ktulu

 

[goldtrap2690]

If you got that plant from the LACPS meeting from Ed Read then its most likely a red pirhana that was mistaken for a red dragon during TC .

 

[jon]

Quote[/b] (goldtrap2690 @ Mar. 13 2004,20:08)]If you got that plant from the LACPS meeting from Ed Read then its most likely a red pirhana that was mistaken for a red dragon during TC .

That's where I got mine! And man, what a deal it was. Hey, do you have the email for the old gentalman that is the Nepenthis guy(he was at the last meeting)?

 

[droseradude]

I got mine from dean cook. I think Art was the nep guy. My brother got one from him. Anyway, I figured out that the plant just grows different than I expected from a vft, the trap looks normal now.