my venus flytrap has this thing growing from the soil and it have one leaf with another growing does anyone know what it is and if it is a baby venus flytrap???????
2007-10-11 11:50:07 · 6 answers · asked by pieguy452 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2007-10-11 13:14:17 · update #1
I had no clue so I began my search and this is what I found.
They grow from rhizomes, a fleshy underground stem. In Spring they produce a tall (12-inch) flower stalk with white flowers and then set seed.
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They can also reproduce by the rhizome growing and splitting.>> (One reference stated that Venus Fly Traps have a maximum of 7 leaves.)<<<
Aahaa! The clue below..............
If a plant has more than this it's supposed to indicate that the rhizome has split and the plant is actually two or more plants
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Below is the link this guy did a lot of research about this plant and you will benefit from reading it.
Check this out; ver interesting photo
I had a 50-percent success rate. Then one day I was in Toys-R-Us and found the following Bug Vacuum gun:
MAYBE IT'S GETTING READY TO FLOWER!/SEE PHOTO
What do the different flowering phases look like?
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/venusflytrap.html
Hope you can gain knowledge from reading what this man has to say, he also includes many photos of various stages of development
2007-10-16 17:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you have a picture? It's obviously something growing, whether it's a baby flytrap or some other volunteer plant from a seed that somehow ended up in the soil. You can always wait for it to grow and find out.
2007-10-11 11:58:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jesika 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The chances are it's just new growth from your venus flytrap, keep an eye on it and if it gets much bigger than the parent then it'll be a rogue seed. A photo would help, but don't panic.
2007-10-16 02:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by David H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid it is impossible to tell exactly what it is without a picture. From my experience the new mouths look just like the mature ones only in miniature. Here is a pic that shows new ones with the mature ones.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ans%26va%3Dvenus%2Bfly%2Btraps%26sz%3Dall&w=500&h=333&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F1185%2F562744410_6fd1097460_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fflute-notes%2F562744410%2F&size=102.4kB&name=562744410_6fd1097460.jpg&p=venus+fly+traps&type=jpeg&no=19&tt=516&oid=411c6870589e5586&fusr=Flauto&tit=Venus+Fly+Traps&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fflute-notes%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p
If the plant in question does not look like these then it is probably a weed or some other plant seed was in the soil.
Good Luck
2007-10-11 15:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chill-Out! It's an off-spring! A baby! A new little squirt! Byee
2007-10-11 20:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know but I bet these people can help you: www.californiacarnivores.com
Good luck.
2007-10-11 12:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by booboo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋