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The Guessing Game (unknown S. watch it grow!)

Zath

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I thought maybe this would be fun, or it might come off as asinine, who knows.

I happen to have a plant that at this moment, is unidentifiable, due to prior damage / destruction / general-mayhem. The first new growth appeared a couple days ago and I caught it just as it peeked through the sphagnum top-dressing.

Every other day or so I'll post a new pic of progress until a new leaf has been formed and its identity verified. Until then, have fun guessing and making conjecture, and see if you're right.

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I just took this yesterday, and checking this morning, that nub is already taller than the piece it came up against. It won't take long to get a full leaf! :)

I have a vague inkling of which of two (2) plants it might be, but my memory is hazy and my I.D. tags long gone.

(Edit #2)

Here is another one in the same "recuperation pot", a little further a long. Not sure what it is either, though there's a chance they may be the same plant, and somehow both halves of the rhizome managed to survive the trauma.

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I'll update both tomorrow.

(Edit) I guess, since there are so many varieties out there, it would only be fair to narrow it down -a little-. Hint: It's something an amateur could find and obtain through the most basic google search, so nothing fancy or hard-to-find.
 
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This game is too hard D:
 
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Unknown S. 01
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Unknown S. 02
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It's already looking pretty, lol.

(Edit) Btw guys, I'm sorry if some of the pictures aren't in the best focus. I'm pushing my little Nikon to the limits anyway, and then I don't help matters much when I export the pics as .jpegs to cut down on size (I have a limited data plan).
 
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1. I have no clue

2. It looks like a purpurea hybrid to me.

Are they growing in pure Lfs?
 
1. I have no clue

2. It looks like a purpurea hybrid to me.

Are they growing in pure Lfs?

No, they're planted in 50/50 peat / sand. The top-dressing is just chopped lfs. I use it less for decoration and more so that the soil isn't displaced when I water them, lol.

(Edit) I should be slightly more honest...the soil is actually more like 80/20, because I use playground sand instead of what I'm -supposed- to use. Using less seems to help avoid compaction issues, while still improving drainage. *shrugs* it's been working for me for the last couple years.

Also, this is a momentous occasion for me. Despite how badly things went with these plants, I technically over-wintered them, and they are alive...thus I was successful. XD

I now count this as my second year of owning CP's. (Shhh, let me cheat)
 
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Looks a lot like some mystery ones I have.
 
LOL! wait a few weeks and take pictures.
 
I didn't know there was a prize, and I don't really think guessing one of the parents warrants one. Give it to whomever guesses the other parent(s).
 
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At this stage they could both be purpurea or hybrids from how the leaves look. Did you ever happen to have 'Cobra's Nest' or x swaniana as an option as to what the ID might be?
 
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