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Mysterious plant grew where a Venus Flytrap died?
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:38 am
by zenzrrrr
Hi everybody,
A really strange plant has grown in a pot of mine where there used to be a Venus Flytrap. It has small,
hard purple leaves and stems and it seems to like to trail. Can anyone please identify this strange plant?
Many thanks.
Re: Mysterious plant grew where a Venus Flytrap died?
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:02 pm
by leke
At least it's not weed
Re: Mysterious plant grew where a Venus Flytrap died?
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:53 pm
by a1pha_fema1e
Looks like a wandering Jew. Wonder how it got there? In any case, they are fast growers!
Re: Mysterious plant grew where a Venus Flytrap died?
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:50 pm
by zenzrrrr
Thanks! The funniest thing is - I think the colour is either my fault or the compost. Presumably the compost would be something peaty/boggy for the Venus Flytrap. I don't know how it got there - it grew from a seed which was either in the compost or something from the plant shop. But, about the colour - a friend took a branch to Denmark where it is growing well but is green. I will try to attach an image of it...I know I should re-pot it. Still no clue waht it is, but perhaps the Wandering Jew is a good guess?