Red fly trap hardiness?

[curtisconners]

I have been wanting to get a red vft for a while now, but I have heard they are less hardy than the green varieties. Is this true? I was looking into getting an akai ryu cultivar.

 

[Benurmanii]

Where did you hear that? Cultivars should be no less hardy than your typical VFT. Though there may be a few exceptions, red cultivars are not one of them

 

[nimbulan]

I would agree, color is not an indicator of cold hardiness. I know for a fact that 'Akai Ryu' can take the cold well. There are some cultivars out there that are not supposed to handle freezes as well but I don't know of any off the top of my head.

 

[curtisconners]

Oops, I didn't mean cold hardiness. I meant that I heard that they are less vigorous growers and that they are a bit more difficult to care for. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[CarnivoreGirl]

Generally speaking, they don't grow as big or as fast. There are exceptions, of course. FTS Maroon Monster is one of the bigger, faster growing red cultivars.

 

[Huntsmanshorn]

CarnivoreGirl, nice mug. Can you tell me where you got it?

 

[CarnivoreGirl]

CarnivoreGirl, nice mug. Can you tell me where you got it?

Thanks, I sell em! It's the last one on the page here: http://www.thecarnivoregirl.com/product-category/mugs/

 

[hcarlton]

Careful advertising here....

 

[CarnivoreGirl]

Careful advertising here....

Is it okay if I'm just answering his question? Or should the link be given over PM?

No snark, I'm genuinely asking.

 

[Huntsmanshorn]

Well, thanks for the info... didn't mean to cause any trouble.

 

[hcarlton]

Actually, perhaps the mug might be a different story, but sales on here are supposed to be restricted to the Flytrapshop that supports the forum, or in the classifieds (though personally I think there's a bit of free room in the PM department)