ID help with these tiny random sundews, please

ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358310

By schmeg -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:11 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:11 pm #358310

About 6 weeks ago I sprinkled a few packets of 2018 sundew seeds over some peat mix. This type grew.

They have stayed about the same size (tiny) for three or four weeks. Any idea what they are? How long before they do something more interesting?

Conditions: FTS peat mix, boiled filtered rainwater, morning direct sun, temps 70-90F.

Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358313

By ChefDean -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:20 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:20 pm #358313

That small and we could say it might be any of a dozen different varieties. Was the packet labeled?

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Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358314

By sanguinearocks101 -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:32 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:32 pm #358314

Might be burmannii or sessifolia, like ChefDean said, they’re still seedlings so it’s hard to tell. I’d feed them to speed up growth.

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Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358316

By schmeg -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:45 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:45 pm #358316

I had five or six types in my fridge for two years—and threw them all into the same pot. I didn't expect any to grow, really.

I'm assuming that only one type survived, but if they are hard to identify at this age maybe there's a mix.

Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358320

By Panman -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:08 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:08 pm #358320

All of my filiformis, brevifolia, and capensis look like that. The one thing you might conclude is that it is a green variety of whatever they are.

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Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358322

By schmeg -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:19 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:19 pm #358322

What works as food at this tender age?

I'm now bringing the pot outside into more sunlight. They might catch tiny gnats on their own.

Re: ID help with these tiny random sundews, please#358324

By ChefDean -  Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:00 pm
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- Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:00 pm #358324

I feed my tiny sundews specks of nutritional yeast. It's difficult, but it does give them a boost.

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