CompostWolf Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone. I thought I would share a VFT I found in a chicagoland orchid nursery March 2014. It's been stable so far, with abnormalities on each trap and each division. Features: "buttcheek" shaped traps. Open 180 degrees or greater. Minor scaling is often present on the upper part of the petiole. Not much color so far. Light pink blush on the inside of the trap in full sun. The teeth and trigger hairs are curled. The petiole often rolls into a "taco" shape. The mature traps do not close, however when they are young and not fully open they can close after about an hour after stimulation. What do you guys think? I know some people think "mutant" type vft's are "compost" lol. but I love them, the more disfigured the better! "https://www.flickr.com/photos/125610127@N05/14547533329/in/photostream/player/" I tried posting a photo but a link is the best I can do. Edited July 24, 2014 by CompostWolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnicarni Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 This vft is really really strange !! Let's see if it is stable ;) Good luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Posted for you MDButt1 by sundewwolf, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompostWolf Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 It looks like D.m. "Umgekrempelt" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 It looks like D.m. "Umgekrempelt" ;) sorry dude but does that translate as crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 WHY? if a vft can't catch a fly,what is it? DEAD! get it in the bin. I like vft's, they get new growers interested in cp's. If a possible new grower was shown this plant i don't think they would be joining our ranks. Grow something new by all means,but let it do its job too,AS IT SAY'S ON THE TIN, VFT. ada 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul y Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 WHY? if a vft can't catch a fly,what is it? DEAD! get it in the bin. I like vft's, they get new growers interested in cp's. If a possible new grower was shown this plant i don't think they would be joining our ranks. Grow something new by all means,but let it do its job too,AS IT SAY'S ON THE TIN, VFT. ada true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Neps Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sorry, but i just don't see the attraction to these deformed mutations ? Buttcheeks is pretty grotesque to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 sorry dude but does that translate as crap Look here, it's very very similar to Dionaea m. "Umgekrempelt". http://forum.carnivoren.org/index.php?/topic/33990-bilder-dionaea-raptor-und-predator/page-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompostWolf Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) WHY? if a vft can't catch a fly,what is it? DEAD! get it in the bin. I like vft's, they get new growers interested in cp's. If a possible new grower was shown this plant i don't think they would be joining our ranks. Grow something new by all means,but let it do its job too,AS IT SAY'S ON THE TIN, VFT. ada Lol. It is actually my most vigorous grower despite the inability to eat. It has made 4 rhizome divisions in the past 5 months. Sorry, but i just don't see the attraction to these deformed mutations ? Buttcheeks is pretty grotesque to be honest. I love freaky mutants so here's my 2 cents on them: Large and colorful VFTs are very nice. I like them a lot as well. But I sort of see a limit with "regular" flytraps. Some have bigger or smaller teeth, some are more red, some less red, Some varieties get huge and some stay average size. But mutants are fun. I want to see what the phenotypic possibility with the dionaea species is. I love Tricherfalle, Schuppenstiel, Fuzzy tooth, Cupped trap, triton, louchapates, buttcheeks, angelwings, moon traps, wacky traps, korrigans, etc. I want to see just how weird of a mutant it is possible to create. Maybe try to breed red color into them. I guess at the end of the day these guys are unique and stick out among my other vfts. I also could see a new person who wants to get started in the hobby wanting to grow a huge flytrap, with good color, menacing teeth....actually able to trap flys lol. But i don't think we should just destroy all the mutants, im sure there are other growers how like a nice assortment of weirdos in there collection. Edited July 24, 2014 by CompostWolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Stelmach Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 It's just that this plant looks as if it had some disease or pest. Do I find it interesting? No. Do I find it attractive? Far from it. How would I describe it in few words? Unhealthy, ugly, disgusting. Certainly nothing I would ever want to grow. Sorry for harsh opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucien01700 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Look here, it's very very similar to Dionaea m. "Umgekrempelt". http://forum.carnivoren.org/index.php?/topic/33990-bilder-dionaea-raptor-und-predator/page-3 This is dionaea 'Umgekrempelt' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompostWolf Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think I have seen pictures of the "Umgekrempelt" cultivar before ( I browsed this forum a bit before registering). I also found out about "Angelwings" and "Moon Traps" a little after I posted on another forum in march about my MD Buttcheeks find. Since I wasn't familiar with the "inverted trap" shape I almost didn't buy it. I was nervous the shape would not be a stable trait maybe because it was due to pests or bad conditions lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoinemoore Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) Nice plant! Edited July 26, 2014 by antoinemoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Another one I don't like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie0117 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 If you were going for a derriere based name, maybe hemorrhoids would better describe its apperance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notostracan Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Or Dionaea "Please Kill Me". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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