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Is that a rhizome and if it is, can i re pot it in the same pot with the venus fly trap that i got the rhizome form.

Thanks for the help

It is a rhizome, and yea you could, but as they grow older they will out out more plantlets off that rhizome, so in time you'll want to divide. Just think ahead.

Bhart90 wrote:It is a rhizome, and yea you could, but as they grow older they will out out more plantlets off that rhizome, so in time you'll want to divide. Just think ahead.

Ok dont really know what you mean by it will out out more plantlets off that rhizome im a beginner at all this stuff.
I know what a rhizome is but is it a living thing by itself?

Over time that plant will divide and more plants will grow from it. Basically your one plant will turn into many over its lifetime so pick a pot that will be large enough for it to expand out into. At least 4 inches deep but taller is even better.

KategoricalKarnivore wrote:Over time that plant will divide and more plants will grow from it. Basically your one plant will turn into many over its lifetime so pick a pot that will be large enough for it to expand out into. At least 4 inches deep but taller is even better.

Ok thanks i have a very tall pot

The rhizome is the core of the plant that the leaves and roots grow out of. Check out these links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome
https://www.google.com/search?q=rhizome ... s&tbm=isch

OK thanks everyone who helped me.

Think of the rhizome as a staircase going up. Older it gets the more "steps" it makes, each step will be a new plant.

Bhart90 wrote:Think of the rhizome as a staircase going up. Older it gets the more "steps" it makes, each step will be a new plant.

what so a rhizome can make for rhizomes?

Jimmy1212 wrote:

Bhart90 wrote:Think of the rhizome as a staircase going up. Older it gets the more "steps" it makes, each step will be a new plant.

what so a rhizome can make for rhizomes?

Pretty much, as it grows it will produce more plantlets.

MichaelGuardian wrote:

Jimmy1212 wrote:

Bhart90 wrote:Think of the rhizome as a staircase going up. Older it gets the more "steps" it makes, each step will be a new plant.

what so a rhizome can make for rhizomes?

Pretty much, as it grows it will produce more plantlets.

Ok and does the plantlets look like little tiny trees with traps.

Yes. As the name "plantlets" implies, they look like very small versions of the adult plant.

Fishkeeper wrote:Yes. As the name "plantlets" implies, they look like very small versions of the adult plant.

Ok thank you