John Jearrard Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I bought this in Homebase over the weekend, and I've not seen anything with toothed petioles before, so I wondered if anybody else had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) Very nice example of a Typical VFT displaying wide petioles with serrated edges. It is due to low light intensity. Your VFT seems to want stronger light. If you give your VFT better light conditions the new leaves will loose this trait. All the different VFT I grow can display this "wide petiole, serrated edge" trait, too. Brad Ventura California Edited February 25, 2008 by brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_muscipula Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I belief its a sawblade vft like the sawtoth but ont he leave not the trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobZ Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I belief its a sawblade vft like the sawtoth but ont he leave not the trap. As Brad said, wide petioles with serrated edges is a common and temporary anomaly that disappears with more light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solfami Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 this happens to me too when the plants are young or, as Brad said, when the light is not enough.... Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) You are all correct about low light causing this effect, but I have a clone from my seedlings that always has some teeth on the petioles, even in full sun in mid summer. I have been watching this plant for two and a half years to see if it would revert and also to see if it would pass the trait on when propagated. Mid summer 2006 Several weeks ago Trev :) Edited February 25, 2008 by Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Interesting pics Trev, very wide petioles! Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Yeah, it seems to be only the rosetted forms with wider petioles that show this trait, and only usually when they are confused by warm temps and low light. The picture above taken several weeks ago, is of the plant in my terrarium, which has accentuated it a bit, here is a less flattering picture of it from last spring in the greenhouse where it hadn't moved from since the previous repot. Trev :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have also a dentate petiole VFT since 2 or 3 years, like Trev's vft it always have small teeth on the petiol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) I feel a new cultivar emerging. lol Sorry Aidan, I said it. Edited February 26, 2008 by Amar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I had a "toothed petiole" clone I selected out of a bunch of VFTs at Marstons one year. It varied a bit according to the seasons but always showed some teeth. After a few years though the teeth disappeared completely and it reverted to normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Stephen, I remember it, I threw the label away and planted it out in my bog garden last month. Trev. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi Stephen,I remember it, I threw the label away and planted it out in my bog garden last month. Trev. :) Me too, my tooteh petiole have never do any teeth on the petiol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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