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It's a trait that some cultivars have, for example jaws smiley (pulled off the web)

TrapsAndDews wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:40 pm

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:06 pm One side fairly normal, the other curved inward.

I have that on one of my traps right now. Except I always think that it's because I'm doing something wrong.

If it's alive and growing, you're not doing anything wrong.

Just brought home this really nice typical from CC!

Carnies wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:59 pm Just brought home this really nice typical from CC!

Did you literally just drive to CalCarn to pick up a typical for a photo contest? It's beautiful!

Seedling that I've been watching. Quite vigorous for its color and it's not even a year old. Snip snip

No, they don't allow public to go into their greenhouse, i picked it up at the BACPS Show and Sale

Carnies wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:56 pm No, they don't allow public to go into their greenhouse, i picked it up at the BACPS Show and Sale

Oh, that's right, I forgot that they were closed to the public.

VFTnPups wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 3:00 pm The color on these were amazing. 6 year old Rocket Farms typicals.
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How’d u get the bright red on those rocket farm typicals to stay for years? I thought they go back to green/pink because the red was only from strong light blasting before shipping them for wholesale.

They’d lost their coloring the first year I brought them home, but last year became super colorful. Half of my plants were extremely colorful last year. I’m not sure why. I’ve grown outdoors for the past 6-7 years.

VFTnPups wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:33 am They’d lost their coloring the first year I brought them home, but last year became super colorful. Half of my plants were extremely colorful last year. I’m not sure why. I’ve grown outdoors for the past 6-7 years.

They only just regained color last yr?

Stratofortress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:24 pm More Rocket Farms Typical VFT. Indeed, jaw dropping coloration.
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How long did the color last on ur red rockets? I got a rocket farms flytrap too and I’m trying to learn the secrets to that bright red trap

VelvetTooth wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:55 am

VFTnPups wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:33 am They’d lost their coloring the first year I brought them home, but last year became super colorful. Half of my plants were extremely colorful last year. I’m not sure why. I’ve grown outdoors for the past 6-7 years.

They only just regained color last yr?

I don’t remember them being very colorful before last year. They’re a different color than when they first came from the Walmart. They were highlighter fluorescent pink with yellow/green petioles when I originally bought them. Last year they were deep red and magenta with the bleeding edge coloring on the outside of the trap. Almost like ‘Bimbo’ with smaller traps. Rocket Farm traps seem to stay just under an inch. At least all mine do.

VelvetTooth wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:57 am

Stratofortress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:24 pm More Rocket Farms Typical VFT. Indeed, jaw dropping coloration.
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How long did the color last on ur red rockets? I got a rocket farms flytrap too and I’m trying to learn the secrets to that bright red trap

I grow mine under leds which always bring out the maximum coloration in any vft. But I definitely purchased the plants when they were showing their best, around late summer last year.

Stratofortress wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:18 pm

VelvetTooth wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:57 am

Stratofortress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:24 pm More Rocket Farms Typical VFT. Indeed, jaw dropping coloration.
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How long did the color last on ur red rockets? I got a rocket farms flytrap too and I’m trying to learn the secrets to that bright red trap

I grow mine under leds which always bring out the maximum coloration in any vft. But I definitely purchased the plants when they were showing their best, around late summer last year.

Is there no hope for rocket farms coloration under bright sunlight then?

A little over a week into our June photo contest, and we have some tremendous pictures of 'typical' Venus Flytraps. Here are the current standings:
VFTnPups 10
Bug_cemetery 10
Stratofortress 9
hollyhock 9
TrapsAndDews 8
thepitchergorwer 7
elaineo 7
Dan V 7
slicric78 6
Panman 6
Elee 6
Sundews69 5
jetfire245 5
ChefDean 5
John W 4
Carnies 4
Wone 2
optique 2
Hang 2

It is a very close race, and there is still plenty of time to get entered, if you haven't already. Be sure to go through all of the photos and vote for your favorites. There are some really amazing ones in there.