Genlisea Aurea Corkscrew Carnivorous Plant # 10 Fresh Seeds # VERY RARE limted
Genlisea aurea is one of the largest carnivorous species in the genus Genlisea .
Genlisea aurea, also called the Corkscrew Plant, is endemic to Brazil, where it is widespread on sandstone highlands.
It typically grows on sandstone highlands at altitudes from 550 m to 2550 m. Its preferred substrate is a black humus-rich soil, which is sometimes mixed with sand.
The plant size is around 3-5 cm in diameter.
These plants are terrestrials or semi-aquatics.
They are a very recent discover, only entering cultivation in the mid 1980's.
Leaves are typically 5-50 mm in length, but most of that length, including the petiole, is hidden beneath the soil.
The rosettes can grow to be as big as 5 cm wide.
It has no true roots and instead has highly modified subterranean leaves that act as the carnivorous trapping mechanism.
The flowers are a bright-yellow to golden-yellow.
Genlisea aurea can be found in flowers year round.
The flower scapes of Genlisea aurea are very robust, usually 10-30 cm in height, but sometimes surpassing 40 cm, and densely covered in both simple and glandular hairs.
Each inflorescence commonly bears one to three open flowers at its apex, but may produce a total of eleven flowers.
Growth is relatively quick, and flowering plants can be grown within a few months.
They have lovely flowers and once they start to bloom, will bloom basically continuously.
These seeds also require a lot of light, at least artificial light, and a photoperiod of 10-12 hours. Attention: very small seeds.
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