I have some extra money on hand and I thought of possibly getting a coquillage venus fly trap, but I have a few questions. [D]o they grow those unique traps consistently? Thanks.
The care sheet that came with it said not to soak it in water continuously, yet I have found that soaking them with the tray method works out quite well. What's your opinion?
Flytraps grow best when their soil is damp, but not soaking wet for too long. We try to keep all of our thousands of flytraps growing in moist soil, but never sitting in water. They grow much more quickly and robustly that way.The care sheet that came with it said not to soak it in water continuously, yet I have found that soaking them with the tray method works out quite well. What's your opinion? Thanks.
Never seen a Coquillage make a "normal" trap, nor have I ever heard about it "reverting" to normalcy. And I didn't know that it originated as a TC mutation. The trait is quite genetic, as it readily produces offspring via seed that look very much like the parent plant.
Coquillage is one of my favorite flytraps. Very vigorous, flowers often and strongly, and produces a lot of seed. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to someone if they enjoy the way it looks. They won't be disappointed. With a market full of different named flytraps, Coquillage is definitely one I'd recommend for anyone. And I have grown nearly all of the named flytraps to this point!
David,
No hard feelings I hope.I didn't mean anything bad by it and wasn't calling you out in any way.
I thought your comment about growing in UT vs OR was funny so I shared it.As I said the plants are doing great.