Vft paradisia

[cool85k5]

Has anyone heard of this vft before?I have seen it listed as 'Paradisia' on a website.If you do a google search you can find the site.The site sells them so I wont list it here.


Jerry

 

[elgecko]

Jerry,
The wife and I was planning on going to the Washington Zoo on Sat. I found out there was a nursery nearby that has that type. First time I've ever heard about it myself.
Unfortuantly the weather looks bad and I told him I'll come down some other time.

 

[wezx]

I have one, got it from Australia, I don't know what's unique about it yet
here it is

 

[Jason Wong]

I have this variety. The leaves are a little outwards-bending, and in the inards of the traps will colour up nicely under strong light. It is flowering right now. Strange, I thought this species was fairly common...

 

[Jason Wong]

Posts 1 minute apart?

 

[firewired]

It doesn't look much different from the typical vft.  I can see the leaves look a little "wavy". Is this the main difference?

 

[peter]

I think that weyx's plants were all light starved from Triffild park...(Triffild park I think has a habit of doing that) so being light starved it started making longer erect leaves to try to catch some light.
With good care and time Paradisia should be a plant that grows in a very compact circle with the traps hugging the ground. Quite a site to behold!

 

[cool85k5]

Thats cool Steve,no places like that around here.The plant I saw,had red leaves and had a compact,ground hugging form.



Jerry

 

[elgecko]

Jerry,
I was able to stop by his nursery on Sunday. I bought 4 VFT's. I got a Czech Giant, Dutch, Fang and a very large typical.
Here's my write up and pictures of my visit:
http://elgecko.proboards28.com/index.c....3300207

 

[cool85k5]

That cool Steve!I wish I could find a place like that local.All that I would need then is a sack of money a truck to haul them home!LOL


Jerry

 

[BobZ]

Let us see photos of your Czech Giant, Dutch, and Fang. I have never seen a photo of Czech Giant and the photo of Dutch on the Triffid Park site looks like a typical VFT to me.

 

[elgecko]

The Czech Giant and Dutch are small, and Fang tiny.

Here is a picture of the fang. I saw the mother plant the cuttings came from which had very thick teeth and red traps.

Here is a picture of the Czech Gaint. The traps are a pink color but the teeth are a purplish color which I liked.

The Dutch had very deep red traps and the teeth are also the same color.

 

[pond boy]

That dutch is very nice with that red line

 

[pond boy]

What about that huge typical
Steve?

 

[cool85k5]

Nice plants Steve!

Jerry

 

[elgecko]

Thanks Jerry.

Here's the typical in a 4" pot. Traps a little over 1 5/8".

 

[firewired]

Nice plants!

 

[pond boy]

Thanks for shareing.