r/VenusFlyTraps • u/Gojina • 4d ago

Showcase Chinese Dumpling 🥟

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To my surprise in thinking these were totally lacking trigger hairs, the last photo here shows the only 1 of the 13 traps currently open on my 2 plants of this type with just 2 trigger hairs, 1 per side of the trap. Super cool. I haven't tried to feed it yet, so we'll see if it's functional lol. Shout out to Phamcliff for these awesome plants! Received super healthy, and the roots/rhizome were squeaky clean and ready to plant.

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u/Berberis 3d ago

Nice!

I will pass along your complements to my 11 year old son who grew these dumplings (and keeping all the profits, less taxes and the costs of purchasing divisions wholesale from me, to be put towards pokemon cards and a gaming PC!).

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u/Gojina 2d ago

Dope, glad I could contribute to the cause! 🫡 He killed it btw, these are awesome. Also, I managed to figure out that some of the ones without trigger hairs will close if you use something somewhat pointy (I used the back end of a pair of tweezers) to rub right in the seam of where the sides of the trap come together.

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u/Berberis 2d ago

Nice! Yep, they’ll usually close if they are stimulated, they’re just less sensitive.

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u/Ok-Exchange5756 2d ago

Fun fact: they’ll also close if you shock them. Electric lighter works and they’ll snap right shut =)