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hybridizing venus flytraps


Question
So if i wanted to make a "cross" with a cup flytrap and a red dragon, would I just rub the flowers together? I get how you mean that all the venus flytraps are the same.. like dogs. So would the cross result in a red cup venus flytrap?
            Sincerely,
                      Ballsacksplitter

Answer
Probably not. Since you would be mixing up the genes of two very specialized "breeds" of Flytraps it would be a "mutt" so to speak, but the results would be unknown since you are allowing two groups that underwent intentional genetic inbreeding to suddenly interbreed. The offspring would likely all be quite different from one another. You would get much fewer if any cup shaped leaves and the red coloration might be non-existent in some and very pronounced in others.It would take many years of work to get another specific genetic groups that exhibits both deep red and cup shaped leaves at the same time in all likelihood

Yes, you could just simply rub two flowers of each sub-type of Flytrap together and see what the seeds result in when they sprout.

Christopher

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