Wet feet: Ferns and Venus Fly Traps

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• To: i*@prairienet.org
• Subject: Wet feet: Ferns and Venus Fly Traps
• From: J* C* R* <j*@wam.umd.edu>
• Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 12:03:39 -0500 (EST)
• In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9812152039.A27023-0100000@bluestem>

I have two questions, and would appreciate any help.

1.  Fern lovers, I have a bird's nest fern (sorry, don't know the latin
name) that has decided to make large numbers of spores.  Can I sprout
these in a reasonable ammount of time without flasking them?  If so, how?

2.  One of my venus fly traps is producing an odd little protuberance from
a hole in the bottom of its pot.  Now, I know its a healthy plant, so my
best guess is the structure is a rhizome or something of that nature.
There is a little root coming with it, but because of the way it is
formed, I'm not sure its a rhizome.  It almost looks like a rosebud
(imagination!).  What do you guys think it is?  Does this simply indicate
a need for repotting?  And on that note, how do I know when and if these
things need repotting?

Thanks for any help!!
Julia

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