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Strange growth

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:05 pm
by Welshman
Stems just grow and grow. Some have shrivelled at base. Shop bought. We're 3 seed varieties in bag pitcher venus and something else. Some different leaves sprouted but only these made it.

I know the soil is currently too wet. Bad drainage in now, which is remedied. Although medium could be better.

What is it. Is it healthy. Why no traps of any variety?

Re: Strange growth

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:26 pm
by _-SphagnumFromHell-_
You got mislabeled seeds. Those do not seem to be Carnivorous Plants of any kind. They appear to be some type of succulent. Which is odd, because succulents take a while to grow up to that size. What store did you buy them at?

Re: Strange growth

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:09 pm
by Welshman
Asda if I recall. Stems are red the leaves have a silver sheen to them.

So not a trap variety at all?

Re: Strange growth

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:16 pm
by Welshman
Found something similar description says...

Venus Fly Trap, Sundew Plant, Hooded Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant and many others.
So who knows

Re: Strange growth

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:52 pm
by bananaman
That’s not a carnivorous plant. It looks almost like purslane, which would explain its succulence and fast growth.

Re: Strange growth

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:30 pm
by Big-Jack
Looks like you got ripped off. VFT seeds are not that hard to produce. Sad that the con artists have to dash so many hopes by selling fakes.