Re: vft question

From: dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Date: Wed Jun 18 1997 - 15:54:00 PDT

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Date:    Wed, 18 Jun 97 18:54 EDT
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: vft question

> My venus fly trap did not really have a "dormancy period" as such this
> winter.. i kept watering it and it died back a little.. it has since grown a
> little more, but not in the profusion i was expecting.. i've never had a vft
> last through the winter before ;) also, most of the newer traps are so
> little.. 1/3 the size of the previous year's traps.. could anyone out there
> tell me what is wrong??

Hi Susan,

Are the traps smaller or the petioles shorter? VFT makes a shorter
flatter rosette through winter, unless it's too cold for growth. Perhaps
your VFT is in it's winter phase now. If it's the traps themselves
which are smaller, I'm not sure why.

Dave Evans

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