Day 41 - July 18, 2015
I've got around 10 traps growing carnivorous leaves and It's really cool to see the different characteristics of each seedling even at such a young age.
Some seedlings are growing smaller traps, some big. The colours are quite varied from green to green/red to deep red. Some seedlings are growing multiple traps, while others seem to focus on one larger trap. Starting to see Cilia forming on the most mature traps (maybe 3-5 with cilia atm).
Approximately 20-25 successfully germinated seeds at present (in various stages from Cotyledon sprout to full carnivorous growth). I've probably thrown away 10 seeds due to mold, and I'd estimate about 20 seeds that have still not germinated.
Very pleased with the results so far. We've been having very sunny days and the seedlings spend about 9-10 hours in direct sunlight outside and they're responding very well.
I keep them in a water tray and mist the sphagnum surface often throughout the day.
I knew it would be a long haul to grow flytrap's from seed, but like everyone before me has said: it's a very rewarding and fascinating thing to do and I'm glad I made the decision to buy seeds instead of plants.
A couple pictures from this morning: