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title: "This is my first VFT, is it normal that traps are coming off the…"
description: "This is my first VFT, is it normal that traps are coming off the flower stalk?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/lu6hweSaErEsM4nO86YFVS"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Mel"
published: "2026-08-07T22:53:31.118943Z"
language: "en"
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# This is my first VFT, is it normal that traps are coming off the…

_Posted by Mel on 2026-08-07_

This is my first VFT, is it normal that traps are coming off the flower stalk?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QVtI6Ufhp-w-W2kfLn1ERQAjwRBKj7qlnO-W4H4S_3k/RvCSBBBET9KOl-2vkBmtqQ.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### Panini commented on 2026-08-07

Woah that is the weirdest thing I’ve seen on a carnivorous plant I think! Traps usually never grow like that!

### Nothingmoves commented on 2026-08-08

What the heck I’ve never seen this

### JuicyCactussy commented on 2026-08-08

I feel like no? Is this a mutant monster?

#### Mel replied on 2026-08-08

Its my first VFT, so I have zero experience before this. This is what google says

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QVtI6Ufhp-w-W2kfLn1ERQAjwRBKj7qlnO-W4H4S_3k/NIkIEdRBQvC4Loyd-2ZdaQ.webp?size=large)

### Panini commented on 2026-08-08

Woah

### Pik commented on 2026-08-09

Yeah thats wild!

### Lynne commented on 2026-09-14

Very cool!

### Mel commented on 2026-09-14

Im trying to propagate them. We're a week in, so far so good

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