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Post by waldobrits on Oct 25, 2007 6:32:26 GMT
Hey i would like to know that makes the traps grow with more color.
Xp : I got a plant a few months ago and it was nice and red.... Now that its growing new leaves its lost its color.... I grow mine in full sun and it gets about 12 hours of direct sun every day. The plants in general grows very well and have large traps for there age. But for some reason they all lack color. I don't over water or over feed... and the traps last for a long time but a can't seem to get any color out of them...
Any reasons ?
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Post by Aidan on Oct 25, 2007 11:13:43 GMT
The usual answer to lack of colour is strength of light. The more direct sunshine plants receive, the stronger the colour. We manage to get deeply coloured plants here in the UK and so you should have no great difficulty in SA!
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Post by Not a Number on Oct 25, 2007 13:16:35 GMT
In general the more light the deeper the trap colour. However some plants seem to require less light to colour up. You'll just have to experiment with partial or dappled shade.
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Post by elgecko on Oct 25, 2007 13:37:22 GMT
I'm with Not a Number answer.
I have the same clone of some plants growing in different locations, and the color they get can be extremely different. Some color up better in full sun all day, some in filtered sun, and some in more shaded locations.
Some plants will not show much color no matter where they are grown.
You will have to experiment.
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Post by Alexis on Oct 26, 2007 23:04:00 GMT
What have you potted in?
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Post by Brian Barnes on Nov 1, 2007 9:52:44 GMT
Also, please keep in mind that Dionaea go "semi-dormant" in cooler temps. and leaf production is fewer and smaller, often in a tighter rosette.. If grown outside, The suns intensity may "weaken" with change of season, therefore lightening the color of the traps.
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Post by Alexis on Nov 3, 2007 0:11:36 GMT
That's true, but it's spring in South Africa with summer not far away!
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Post by Brian Barnes on Nov 3, 2007 10:09:21 GMT
Ahhh...Spring! Here in Fl. we're getting our first blast of cool Fall/ Winter air and everything is dormant pretty much...But then again, Winter here means having to wear a light sweatshirt for a day or two! LOL!
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Post by sarracenialover on Dec 8, 2007 5:56:41 GMT
well, it could be an "all green" plant
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Post by wadave on Dec 8, 2007 7:15:26 GMT
In my limited experience if your plant showed good colouration when you first bought it and the traps are not colouring up before they blacken and die then they need more light.
I've not seen it mentioned before but could it also be how old their potting media is as VFT's seem to appreciate fresh soil?
I repotted my VFT 'Vigorous' last spring and this year they are producing a far nicer deep red colour compared to last year. And it also seems to me that their growth is much more robust than last year too.
Also, has anyone considered if humidity is a factor for colouration like S.flava 'atropurupurea'?
Dave.
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Post by Alexis on Dec 8, 2007 13:49:13 GMT
Humidity, heat and light all help in colouring atropurpurea. Sun is the most important, but sun tends to bring heat with it!
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Post by wallsg7 on Dec 10, 2007 17:09:25 GMT
I agree very much with the last two posts.Generaly speaking in my experience it always comes down to how much direct sun the plant recieves.If the plant was red when you bought it and now, bathing in 12 hours of direct sun it isnt,that means simply that before you bought it- it was exposed to more than 12 hours sun.
Gary
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Post by glider14 on Dec 12, 2007 0:56:47 GMT
well, it could be an "all green" plant then it wouldnt have been red when he got it. there are several "all green" clones out there. but the only true one would have no anthocynnin(sp?) or the red pigmentation. over this past year ive goten VFTs from many different suppliers. all looked the same when i got them. but all turned out different in the end after they were in my care for a while! one retained its dark red inner traps. one went yellow with a faint pink tinge. one green with a pink tinge and another with a subtle red and a red band on the outside. all were in the same bog and got the same amount of light. it really varies with the plants. i dont know how vendors get their plants so dark and healthy looking before they are sent out. its crazy! my guess is that yours falls under one of the plants i had and it does have red or pink in it...just very faint. Alex |
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Post by ICPS-bob on Dec 12, 2007 1:10:44 GMT
i dont know how vendors get their plants so dark and healthy looking before they are sent out. its crazy! They grow them using lots of light and optimum conditions. |
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