Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?

Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394050

By plantnerdjules -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:11 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:11 pm #394050

I was excited to get sprouts from a few seeds purchased on ebay. Are these strange little seedlings what you'd expect for D paradoxa?

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394051

By ChefDean -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:14 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:14 pm #394051

No, not paradoxa. It looks similar to a Cephalotus seedling, but I believe that that is actually a type of cactus or similar succulent.

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394052

By ChefDean -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:14 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:14 pm #394052

No, not paradoxa. It looks similar to a Cephalotus seedling, but I believe that that is actually a type of cactus or similar succulent.

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394053

By Lain -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:45 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:45 pm #394053

While I have no idea what D Paradoxa seedlings look like I'd have to agree with Dean I have a cousin who loves succulents/cactus and it looks almost identical to some of her seedlings. It's very cute though! Unfortunately you probably got scammed.

Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394056

By nimbulan -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:07 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:07 pm #394056

That's dragonfruit, a type of cactus, a very common thing to be sent by shady seed sellers. The seeds look extremely similar to flytrap seeds.

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394060

By thepitchergrower -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:50 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:50 pm #394060

@plantnerdjules I agree with Nimbulan, those seedlings are definitely from dragonfruit.
@Chefdean your cactus seedlings come from an Opuntia species

Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394078

By ChefDean -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:57 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:57 pm #394078

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:50 pm@Chefdean your cactus seedlings come from an Opuntia species

Not mine, just pulled a pic from Google after checking into things to see if I could confirm paradoxa or not.

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394086

By plantnerdjules -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:55 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:55 pm #394086

Thank you all. I was starting to think I'd been scammed...

At least now I know for sure

Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394126

By ChefDean -  Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:29 am
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- Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:29 am #394126

plantnerdjules wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:55 pm Thank you all. I was starting to think I'd been scammed...

At least now I know for sure

Don't feel too bad about it, it happened to a lot of us. At least you didn't buy the variety pack with blue sundews and blue Flytraps. (I did, grew some nice basil)

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394131

By TrapsAndDews -  Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:54 am
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- Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:54 am #394131

ChefDean wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:29 am At least you didn't buy the variety pack with blue sundews and blue Flytraps.

Does that even exist?

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394133

By thepitchergrower -  Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:09 am
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- Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:09 am #394133

Off course they do.

Just take out that can of blue spray paint. Then go to your flytrap, and spray it.

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Re: Cute seedlings -are they D paradoxa?#394143

By ChefDean -  Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:13 am
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- Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:13 am #394143

TrapsAndDews wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:54 am
ChefDean wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:29 am At least you didn't buy the variety pack with blue sundews and blue Flytraps.
Does that even exist?

Yes, at least it did a number of years ago. It was one of those seeds from China deals, total scam, but I didn't know better at the time.
Live and learn.

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