- Sun Dec 01, 2013 2:50 pm
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This is a miniature rose I bought from a hardware store some time back. I didn't think much of it, never fertilized it or given it much sunshine. When I was looking at the long, leggy stems this morning I saw what seem to be sundew tentacles, glistening. The beads of mucus was sticky, though small. This phenomenon only occurred in the new shoots, which grew the plant was in my "care". To test if it's truly carnivorous I placed minute pieces of cheese on the tentacles. I'll update tomorrow on whether they are
digested.
Here's my theory behind this. The rose was carnivorous or is entering a carnivorous phase in its evolution. I can tell because some of the tentacles are mutated versions of spines; its leaf shape is well adapted to a carnivorous nature. Through the lack of care and a far from ideal environment, it activated its insectivorous nature to survive.
Here are some pictures of the tentacles, sorry for the resolution of my point and shoot camera .
digested.
Here's my theory behind this. The rose was carnivorous or is entering a carnivorous phase in its evolution. I can tell because some of the tentacles are mutated versions of spines; its leaf shape is well adapted to a carnivorous nature. Through the lack of care and a far from ideal environment, it activated its insectivorous nature to survive.
Here are some pictures of the tentacles, sorry for the resolution of my point and shoot camera .
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Carnivorous???
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A tentacle part of the leaf.
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A section of the leaf evolving to or from a carnivorous phase.
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Always looking for 1 more nepenthes.