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i was given a Carnivorous Creations kit for christmas with 10 varieties of seeds. they been growing for about a month or so now, but i can only identify the venus flytrap. cant seem to find a picture online with sprouts to help me. i took this picture today. is there any way you guys could post some sprout pics on your site?
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by the way, love the site. iv learned more from you than any book iv read so far. had it not been for you i would have followed the instructions in the kit, AND KILLED THEM.
thanks for your time
grow on
bryan
Hi Bryan,
First I want to say congratulations on getting any of the seeds to grow in one of those kits. You are part of a proud, but very small minority.
Your seedlings are Sarracenia pitcher plants. I can't totally be sure of the species, but since even at a young age they are staying very upright, they could be Sarracenia flava, Yellow Trumpets.
Thank-you for the compliment on the website. We really do try hard to make it user friendly and help people be successful.
I'll talk to Jacob about posting pictures of different seedlings. That's a great idea. I will say, however, even with that it will be very hard to tell different Sarracenia species apart, and nearly impossible to i.d. hybrids. They're hard enough as adult plants.
If you don't have it already, our DVD, "Grow Carnivorous Plants volume 1" has a great chapter on growing North American cp from seeds. Information in on our homepage.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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If your plant is showing poor growth, discoloration, abnormal leaves or possible infestation, the growers at Sarracenia Northwest can help! Carnivorous plant experts Jeff Dallas and Jacob Farin will help you diagnose the problem and get your plants on the right track. Their no nonsense approach has helped thousands of growers all over the world. They can help you too!
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