Baby VFT's

[mb01]

We had our first killing frost this past week and all of my Cp's look pretty bad, especially the VFT's. But under all the black foliage I found 3 itty bitty plants! I am very excited, I have always had flowers and seeds, but never really baby plants. Interesting things, they have minute traps just like the adult plants do. ;D

[sarracenialover]

Interesting, shouldn't the plants be dormant? Or did they get frost burn

[taz6122]

Nov 4, 2008 0:20:16 GMT @sarracenialover said:

Interesting, shouldn't the plants be dormant?

Not yet but soon.

[ieatflys]

Ya same here Up here in Missouri the frost is going to kill my plants and they will go dormant in 4-5 days. The worst will come Thursday. But back to the subject congrats I always cut my flowers off but I may not next year. Are they big enough to live through winter and come back next year.

[mb01]

The plants are now dormant and the leaves are black and falling off. The smaller plants must have had some protection from the dead foliage. The plants I have I leave outside since they are natives. I will have to post in spring to see if the seedlings will survive. I hope they do.

[mmlr38]

Nov 3, 2008 17:30:48 GMT mb01 said:

I have always had flowers and seeds, but never really baby plants.

Congrats on your baby plants! What did you do with the seeds if you never got any baby plants from them?

I repotted a couple of plants this fall and found some babies hiding in them too, however, I collected most of the seed and sowed it myself. I probably have over a thousand babies now!

[sarracenialover]

I just leave my plants outside and do nothing except to ensure that their soil is slightly moist. I live in a zone 9 region where we occasionally get frost.

[mmlr38]

Nov 11, 2008 3:35:27 GMT @sarracenialover said:

I just leave my plants outside and do nothing except to ensure that their soil is slightly moist. I live in a zone 9 region where we occasionally get frost.

Lucky you! I'm hoping to move to southern Oregon next year, so hopefully I can do the same.

[mb01]

mmlr38, I never really tried to keep seed or sow seed. I always had the plants split through the bulbs to multiply.

[mmlr38]

Nov 14, 2008 19:36:37 GMT mb01 said:

mmlr38, I never really tried to keep seed or sow seed. I always had the plants split through the bulbs to multiply.

Yeah, that's the easiest way to propagate plants and you always end up with identical plants to the parent plant, which is nice if you have particular clones.

I have enjoyed growing VFT from seed this year though. The babies are so dang cute when you look at them up close.

[mb01]

mmlr38-They are cute! If you are even able to see them they are "mini-Me's"

[jimscott]

You can also propogate them via leaf cuttings.

[justjack]

Nov 12, 2008 17:42:31 GMT mmlr38 said:

Nov 11, 2008 3:35:27 GMT @sarracenialover said:

I just leave my plants outside and do nothing except to ensure that their soil is slightly moist. I live in a zone 9 region where we occasionally get frost.

Lucky you! I'm hoping to move to southern Oregon next year, so hopefully I can do the same.

Yeah, I live in So. OR and have always container grown mine outdoors. In winter I just set my N. American types up close to the house out of the wind where temps don't drop as drastically.
Never had baby vft's though.

[mmlr38]

Jun 15, 2009 22:22:26 GMT justjack said:

Nov 12, 2008 17:42:31 GMT mmlr38 said:

Lucky you! I'm hoping to move to southern Oregon next year, so hopefully I can do the same.

Yeah, I live in So. OR and have always container grown mine outdoors. In winter I just set my N. American types up close to the house out of the wind where temps don't drop as drastically.
Never had baby vft's though.

I can't wait to get to Ashland. Perhaps you and I can meet up and do some trades Justjack?