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I recently aquired a X-Judith Hindle plant, it has been growing fine but this afternoon i noticed that there are now mushrooms growing with it. Is this a severe problem and how should i go about them.

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Hello Linda,

Mushrooms are typically not the fungus you need to worry about so far as damaging your plants. You can spray them with Neem oil or sulfur based fungicides and they will die in a few days. The fungus you will need to be watchful for appears as yellow, white, grey, or greenish-black fibers growing in patches or lumpy masses like tiny popcorn puffs. Fibrous or puffy funguses are the ones that attack dead matter and can move on to living matter if unchecked.

Christopher

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Christopher Littrell

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I am capable of answering questions about the most common carnivorous plants found in cultivation. I have no personal experience with Byblis, Drosophyllum, Aldrovanda, and Heliamphora. I have not cultivated gemmae forming pygmy sundews nor tuberous sundews. For information regarding those aforementioned species, I would suggest contacting other experts. I can answer questions regarding most species of Nepenthes, tropical and temperate Drosera, Mexican Pinguicula, Sarracenias, and Dionaea. I have some limited experience with growing Utricularia, Cephalotus, and Darlingtonia.

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I have grown carnivorous plants off and on for about 27 years. I have made the same mistakes and suffered the same mishaps that many growers make as they attempt to separate the myths from the realities of growing these plants. Currently, I am successfully growing a variety of tropical sundews, a Nepenthes, several Venus Flytraps of varying ages, and Sarracenias. I have been successful in stratifying Sarracenia seeds and providing artificial dormancy requirements for my temperate plants when needed.

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I hold a Master's degree in Educational Psychology. Over my lifetime, I have constantly read books involving the growing conditions of carnivorous plants. I hope to incorporate the educational aspects involved in psychology with teaching other people how to cultivate carnivorous plants.

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