Akai Ryu |
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Whole Plant Trap Detail  Note - Images are of summer traps grown in direct sunlight. | HistoryThe words "Akai Ryu" are Japanese for "Red Dragon". The parents of this new cultivar were an all red form (female) and a "toothless" or fine tooth form (male) of Dionaea muscipula.Twenty viable seeds were collected and of these, seven clones were established in tissue culture. Of the seven clones grown in vitro, one showed enhanced red coloration and vigor and upon subsequent planting out into soil, immediately developed an astonishing deep burgundy coloration in the leaf blade and trap. This clone was also far superior to any of the parents in terms of growth rate and vigor. DescriptionGrowth habit and flower morphology are typical for this species with a dimorphic rosette. The leaf petiole, blade and trap exhibit dark maroon to burgundy coloration. Any green coloration has only been noted around the center of the plant in mid-winter.The entire trap, interior and exterior, exhibits dark burgundy coloration throughout the year apart from immature traps which have a tinge of green around their edges. |
