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Im just posting this cus i think this is really cool, ive never seen my flytraps do this before. There are two traps coming from the same leaf

tommyr wrote:Mutations do happen.

Would be nice to have a cultivar with a fixed trait like this.

Very cool looking.

Is it possible that cloning it could lead to a new double trapped cultivar? Or at least higher the chances of more double traps from the clone?

Darsh85 wrote:Is it possible that cloning it could lead to a new double trapped cultivar? Or at least higher the chances of more double traps from the clone?

Doubtful. Unless the FT in the OP was grown from seed it is already a clone (division or tissue culture) that just happened to send out a freak trap like they tend to do sometimes. As far as I know fixed mutations can only occur with seed grown plants since they have unique DNA. Of course there is always GMO and radiation but we won't go there.

Darsh85 wrote:Is it possible that cloning it could lead to a new double trapped cultivar? Or at least higher the chances of more double traps from the clone?

If al the traps were growing a double trap then you had a chance, but with only one it is just a twist of nature.
Actually, I too have a double trap growing at this moment so it sometimes just happens.

Just Enjoy while it lasts

Mine had this as well starting out

Lucky duck! Never had one in nearly 10 years of growing.

I was hoping there was some info out there.. my first summer with a pretty mature b-52 I got in the mail did this double headed traps mutation right after it grew a flower stalk. I cut off after it always about an inch tall. Double trap along with some very interesting traps that were missing some teeth and had no trigger hairs! I could "pet" 2 of these triggerless traps without them closing. Wildest freak genetics I've seen so far and now that 1 plant has turned into 6 so we'll see this summer! Happy growing!

Coolest thing I have ever seen

It's probably worth taking the leaf as a cutting and seeing if it grows true. If it's a mutation at the leaf level then you might have a new cultivar. I'd be super excited to have multi-headed vfts. You could name it 'Tiamat'

First thank you for adding me to the forum. I'm fairly new to the whole vft thing only getting my first plants last summer. They are coming out of dormancy nicely and after transplanting I noticed one of mine also has 2 traps on one leaf. Pretty cool!

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