Favourite VFT Poll

[Alexis]

Since we've done ones for the other species, here's one for the good old venus flytrap.

[bobble]

I win

Bobble

Send my prize to.......

[Guest Aidan]

At least two of those plants are the same clone!

[Guest Dave2150]

I voted for Slacks Giant - but I would have voted for G14 Dirk Venthams Giant if it was there

Ive got a small division of it, and the colour is amazing !

[Guest VFT guy in SJ]

no Green Dragon??

[denmark.dk]

I don't have the plant, but I really think, that Red Dragon is a beauty...

[Alexis]

Which two are the same clone Aidan?

I didn't include Green Dragon VFT Guy since not many people have them over here. The other Australian cultivars are more widespread thanks to Trev in Ireland importing them.

The White is there because it's a dudey looking plant

[Zongyi_yang]

I like the Red Purple/Big Mouth, even through i don't have it . if the cup form was on here, i would vote for it. i also like the white ones, through i don't know if they even exist (only seen one pic of one so far). Zongyi :)

[Trev]

Well there's an awfull lot more than the 15 listed there but out of them it would have to be ..............

Oh!, I cant decide between Fused Tooth and Piranha. maybe we should cross them... would be an interesting plant

Trev.

[Guest Sheila]

I would have voted for vft spider, but it is not there so it will have to be Slacks Giant. :)

[Mike King]

Hi Alexis, Slack's giant and South West giant are the same plant..

[Trev]

Hi Alexis, Slack's giant and South West giant are the same plant..

Hi Mike, Most people growing both cultivars, including myself, seem to say they're quite differnet.

[BobZ]

Since neither Slack's Giant nor South West Giant are registered cultivars, and, afaik no published description is available, is not the distinction between them somewhat hypothetical?

(at least I cannot find them listed in the ICPS Cultivar list)

http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cultivars/diocult.html

[Mike King]

Hi Trev,

The South West giant plant actually came originally from Adrian Slack. Graham Sadd has the full details.. The other plant which is labelled as Slack's giant is the G16 clone from Graham's growlist. This was pointed out to me by Graham at a recent open day.

[SnowyFalcon]

Royal Red!

SF

[Guest Aidan]

Trev,

It is of course possible that either or both of the plants that you and other growers have labelled as SWG and Slack's Giant are not what they purport to be

[Alexis]

Mike, I'm not sure this is true. SW Giant grows big traps on long petioles wheras the G16 I received from you stays mostly rosetted.

SW Giant:

Slack's G16:

The SW Giant traps also never seem to go completely red, unlike Slack's.

[Guest Dave2150]

Mike, I'm not sure this is true. SW Giant grows big traps on long petioles wheras the G16 I received from you stays mostly rosetted.

SW Giant:

Slack's G16:

The SW Giant traps also never seem to go completely red, unlike Slack's.

Exactely my findings also.

How can they be the same plant :?:

As Alvin says - my slacks giant grows all leaves on the ground.

My S.W.Giant has always done the exact opposite !

[Mike King]

Hi Alexis, Hi Dave,

That is because G16 is not Slack's giant..This was pointed out to me from Graham Sadd.

The best is to contact Graham about this plant's origins.

[Guest Dave2150]

Hi Alexis, Hi Dave,

That is because G16 is not Slack's giant..This was pointed out to me from Graham Sadd.

The best is to contact Graham about this plant's origins.

Is everyone as confused as me ? :?

Well alexis means in his post the plants he has posted pics of.

I still vote for Slacks Giant. :)

[Alexis]

Thanks Mike.

I never got around to speaking to Graham at your open day. Phil seems to know quite a lot though after talking to him too. Maybe he knows where this monster plant came from?

Oh well, I think I'll leave the label in as 'Slack's Giant' as it sound better than 'G16'..

[Mike King]

Hi Alexis,

It actually is the other way around. The South West Giant is the Slack's giant and the G16 is well, a large red rosetted trap plant..