re: not sure what these are

re: not sure what these are#316553

By bbtellmewhy -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:33 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:33 pm #316553

hi guys so i ordered two bags of VFT seeds form the internet and i had them grow in two different container, so far one container did germinate but the other one are confused me. i attached a couple pictures below, these seeds turned into white little bubble about a day in and the two bags of seeds clearly looks different too, can anyone help me out, are they not fly trap seeds or they are just different species?

update:
hey guys, to further test it out, i took 3 fresh seeds and soak them into distilled water, within 30 second they turned into these white little thingy.

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316555

By Kwient -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:53 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:53 pm #316555

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
Is this your first Venus flytrap attempt? I guess so

It is very difficult and takes a long time to grow vft from seeds. Best thing you can do is buy a mature plant and read all the care sections on this forum and offcourse we can help too.

The seeds you bought are fake and will not grow into a beautifull Venus flytrap. I am sorry.
I see half of the writing on the plastic bag but I guess it says blue Venus flytrap?! It is non excisting and fake.

I dont know where you are from but if you look around you will find a place where you can buy the vft and you can enjoy it right away.

Re: re: not sure what these are#316557

By bbtellmewhy -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:05 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:05 pm #316557

Kwient wrote:Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
Is this your first Venus flytrap attempt? I guess so
It is very difficult and takes a long time to grow vft from seeds. Best thing you can do is buy a mature plant and read all the care sections on this forum and offcourse we can help too.

The seeds you bought are fake and will not grow into a beautifull Venus flytrap. I am sorry.
I see half of the writing on the plastic bag but I guess it says blue Venus flytrap?! It is non excisting and fake.

I dont know where you are from but if you look around you will find a place where you can buy the vft and you can enjoy it right away.

yeah its my first VFT, the ones on the left hand side did germinate and im pretty sure those are VFT, but the ones on the left hand side are probably not.

Re: re: not sure what these are#316558

By Kwient -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:23 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:23 pm #316558

Does the bag on the lefthand side say blue Venus flytrap?
I would be surprised if any of your seeds turns out to be a flytrap seed. But hé, you can always try and find out in a little while.

But then still, it takes a long time (3 to 5 years I thought it was) to grow a mature Venus flytrap and I would not suggest this if you are new to flytraps.

Offcourse I hope you did get flytrap seeds and you manage to keep it alive and thriving for a long time....

Re: re: not sure what these are#316560

By riveraXVX -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:48 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:48 pm #316560

how much price paid for what quantity? that will likely tell y ou if they are fake or not. most places that sell legit flytrap seeds you can expect to pay approx $1 per seed

Re: re: not sure what these are#316561

By evenwind -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:52 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:52 pm #316561

bbtellmewhy wrote: yeah its my first VFT, the ones on the left hand side did germinate and im pretty sure those are VFT, but the ones on the left hand side are probably not.

Since they sprouted, you should be able to tell very soon - you'll start seeing tiny traps with the second pair of leaves. Do a Google image search for "Venus Flytrap seedlings" and you'll see what I mean. Also, VFT seeds are typically teardrop shaped - coming to a point at one end - so I'm not so sure the left hand bag is genuine (especially since it says "Blue"). The round seeds in the right hand bag are certainly something else.

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316565

By bbtellmewhy -  Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:55 pm
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- Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:55 pm #316565

im pretty sure the ones of the left hand side arent fly trap but the ones on the right hand side has already sprouted, so these are the images, anyone could identify?

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316566

By bbtellmewhy -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:42 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:42 am #316566

Kwient wrote:Does the bag on the lefthand side say blue Venus flytrap?
I would be surprised if any of your seeds turns out to be a flytrap seed. But hé, you can always try and find out in a little while.

But then still, it takes a long time (3 to 5 years I thought it was) to grow a mature Venus flytrap and I would not suggest this if you are new to flytraps.

Offcourse I hope you did get flytrap seeds and you manage to keep it alive and thriving for a long time....

pretty sure the blue fly trap bag of seed is a scam but the other one which had sprouted could probably be a real venus fly trap, i attached some images below, feel free to check it up, really appreciate it

Re: re: not sure what these are#316570

By SundewWolf -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:58 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:58 am #316570

They are not VFTs.

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316571

By riveraXVX -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:00 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:00 am #316571

whatever you are showing in that photo is 100% not a venus flytrap

how much did you pay/for how many seeds? that will be the easiest indicator honestly.

here is a macro shot of a small seedling. that germinated 4/25 (a little under 2 months old currently)

from leftmost tip of trap in photo to the right most trap in the photo this plant is 5/8" wide (just under 16mm)

it will emerge as two single leaves, then carnivorous leaves from there.

Re: re: not sure what these are#316572

By bbtellmewhy -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:53 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:53 am #316572

riveraXVX wrote:whatever you are showing in that photo is 100% not a venus flytrap

how much did you pay/for how many seeds? that will be the easiest indicator honestly.

here is a macro shot of a small seedling. that germinated 4/25 (a little under 2 months old currently)

from leftmost tip of trap in photo to the right most trap in the photo this plant is 5/8" wide (just under 16mm)

it will emerge as two single leaves, then carnivorous leaves from there.

are you referring to these?

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316573

By bbtellmewhy -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:54 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:54 am #316573

bbtellmewhy wrote:
riveraXVX wrote:whatever you are showing in that photo is 100% not a venus flytrap

how much did you pay/for how many seeds? that will be the easiest indicator honestly.

here is a macro shot of a small seedling. that germinated 4/25 (a little under 2 months old currently)

from leftmost tip of trap in photo to the right most trap in the photo this plant is 5/8" wide (just under 16mm)

it will emerge as two single leaves, then carnivorous leaves from there.

i paid around 7 bucks for 50 seeds

are you referring to these?

Re: re: not sure what these are#316574

By riveraXVX -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:19 am
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:19 am #316574

yeah $7 for 50 seeds they will be fake. fear not you are not the first nor the last to be duped in this manner between forums and FB seems like there are multiple posts daily every day and likely has been since the dawn of the internet!

Re: re: not sure what these are#316578

By boarderlib -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:11 pm
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:11 pm #316578

I'm sorry to say but neither one of those bags of seeds are VFT seeds.

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Re: re: not sure what these are#316587

By schmeg -  Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:22 pm
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- Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:22 pm #316587

Chia seeds develop a globby "bubble" when soaked in water. Search for "sprouted chia" for pictures galore.

I recently bought a 20-pack of seeds (actually had twice as many in the packet) from the reputable Flytrap Store (which hosts this forum): https://www.flytrapcare.com/store/carni ... plant-seed

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