Peater you pretty much hit the nail on the head there when you said " there are some that just plain amaze me, and those are the ones I'm after."
That is the way I feel. Why try to create something that is already done and is available. O ya alot are not readily available.
If one is going to cross or self to get better traits you have to start with plants that have some of these traits to begin with, no. Why start at ground zero, crossing regular VFT's to get 100000 seeds and watch for that special one to stand out. I myself do not have the time and patience for that. I do however want to do some crossing ( of stuff that I like) to come up with maybe something special.
Phil, not to try to make any enemies, but you kind of contradict your self when you say "We should stop trying so hard to hunt down every one of these personally named vft variants. As Bob mentioned earlier, many of these different clones are the same plant. There are many beautiful plants out there waiting to be married. One of the crosses I made this year was Pink Venus x Big Mouth (or Big Jaws, or whatever the heck it's now called. it has enormous purple-red traps). There are sure to be some fabulous offspring in this batch." You say we should stop but I just did it
You and most likely every serious VFT grower has hunted down most if not all of the personally named vft variants to cross or just admire. I think growers that have most of the personally named vft's in there collection should have a little compassion when someone simply asks if something is available.
I don't think I have ever herd people mention crossing some regular vft's to come up with something not regular, at this stage of the game. Why reinvent the wheel.
I simply wish to acquire something that is a little different. So show me da money Just kidding.
Some of you more seasoned growers and not, hold a great wealth of knowledge and I really do appreciate the help. So thank you.
Who was the first to develop that different vft anyway and was it just made from crossing something found out in the swamp?
Well thats all for now and if anyone has any more knowledge on how some of these special plants came about please share.
Stephen D