Unexpected finds or updates- MPX

[MPX_78]

Sept. 17, 2017
Around a month ago, I bought a combo from lowes with a dormant pitcher plant and a flytrap, which I have posted about previously. The flytrap rhizome was not growing, and actually started to rot, so I removed it. After a weekend trip to cedar point, I came back to find my plants doing pretty well, and that none died while I was away. I also noticed something COMPLETELY unexpected! A baby VFT! I must have left a sliver of material in the pot, which started to grow undetected. Well, here it is. It's less than a centimeter tall! Also, here's some pictures of my other plants and experiments. Enjoy!

 

[Grey Moss]

That's the nice thing about plants. They rarely completely die and can come back from a lot.

 

[MPX_78]

That's the nice thing about plants. They rarely completely die and can come back from a lot.

Agreed. I was kind of worried about my spatulata for a while, but now it's hitting a growth spurt there's three more of them. That was due to not disposing of leaves I thought were dead. and almost 30 little capensis growing along. I'm growing some of the capensis seeds on a cotton pad, along with one spat and two transplanted capensis sprouts. I'll post about this later on in the process, but they seem to do well on the cotton.

 

[MPX_78]

status update

Sarr. flava
- is doing well, has opened a new pitcher today. Is about 5 inches tall and is the largest of 8 pitchers
Nep. Ventrata
- has been growing like a weed!~1 new leaf per week on each of the two plants that share the pot.
- it's original pitchers have died, but more are on the way.
- new leaves are glossy and dark green, measuring 10.5 inches long by ~2 inches wide
Drosera army
- 5 mini tokaiensis are growing fast. Due to feeding, some leaves died, but were quickly replaced.I believe I have resolved this issue by not overfeeding and removing any leftovers recently.
- the capensis family is doing variably well. Some have increased in size dramatically, while others have not. I have experimented with a new food type to reduce the risk of occasional rotting food problems. So far, so good.
- the main tokaiensis is doing very well! It is very dewy and has decided to create a flower stalk! I hope it does not grow too tall though.
- main tokaiensis has been fed regularly and opens a new leaf on each sub plant frequently. I say sub plants because it decided to form 4 growth points during recovery.

 

[Grey Moss]

Sounds like everything is progressing nicely. You ventrata especially is going at a good pace.

 

[MPX_78]

Here's some pictures. The tokaiensis is now putting up a flower stalk, and in the picture, you can see the little ones have turned a nice red color (featuring a capensis in way back)
The hairs on a sarracenia rubra trap.

Tiny trap! That's a dime for reference.

and the experimentals

 

[hcarlton]

That's S. rubra ssp. rubra, not a flava.

 

[MPX_78]

That's S. rubra ssp. rubra, not a flava.

My bad, thanks for catching that.