Does bulb age matter?

[Marios Alexandrou]

Does anyone have any experience with bulbs of different ages? Is getting a 10 year old bulb instead of a 5 year old bulb worth the extra cost? Is the plant going to be twice as big? Have twice the number of traps?

Thanks,

Marios

 

[Shauntell]

I could be wrong on this because I'm not the most experienced but I think they have to be a certain age before they'll start to flower. I think it's five years but dont quote me on that.

 

[unknownclown]

The older the plant the larger it should be and yes I would say its worth the extra cost.

 

[-VenusAshTrap-]

Where abouts can you get older bulbs?

 

[Marios Alexandrou]

This site has bulbs of varying ages:

http://www.peterpauls.com/more_plants.html

The nursery is in NY and so am I so I was thinking of giving them a try. I bought several plants from www.petflytrap.com, but now I'd like to try my hand at some bulbs.

Marios Alexandrou
Web and Desktop Software Developer
http://www.mariosalexandrou.com

 

[Emesis]

Read this FAQ before you decide to buy from them.

http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq6010b.html

 

[Marios Alexandrou]

Thanks for the link Emesis. I've decided to not buy any bulbs from PeterPauls. Not so much because of the info you sent, but because I realized I had no choice in the type of venus fly trap bulbs I could buy. They're just listed generically as bulbs. I'm kind of partial to the larger and redder varieties of VFTs.

Marios Alexandrou
Web and Desktop Software Developer
http://www.mariosalexandrou.com

 

[RamPuppy]

Emisis,

Thanks for linking that... Peterpauls is a nursery I wish would just go away...

And I just want to scream every time someone puts up a link to them! AGGGHHH!

Lesson learned though!

Buy a Petflytrap Flytrap, they grow nice and fast and healthy.