Double-Trap Venus Flytrap Mutation: Not Stable, Try Leaf Cuttings

Edwin got one double-trap leaf on a VFT last summer; none since. Asks if it will repeat, and if planting that leaf yields more doubles.

Likely Not Genetic

Single mutations rarely repeat unless on every leaf.
Leaf cutting might propagate trait, but usually reverts.
Jeff Dallas had a stunning red/green chimera on 'Red Dragon'—leaf cutting failed. "Could've been sipping Mai-Tais in Fiji."

Enjoy the oddity; don't count on stability.

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