william Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Always been very interested in carnivorous plants ,had few over years. thought be cool try grow from seeds Dionaea Muscipula, Darlingtonia Californica, Nephenthes, Drosera. mixed variety’s of each found some online ,ordered them but ???? can I have some help verifying that that are what they say they are. done some research on line feel they are fake seeds many help be much appreciated cant seem load pics here happy email them cheers william Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Can easily confirm if we can see the pics. You need to upload to a share site and post the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Hi William, here are some pictures of what these seeds should look like: Dionaea (teardrop shaped, they are smaller than they appear on the picture): Darlingtonia (they look like tiny cacti): Nepenthes (long and wiry with a small bump in the middle): Drosera (they are about as big as they appear on the picture: impossible to distinguish from dirt unless you use a microscope): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 thank you so much carambola you have confirmed my suspicions. The seeds i have are nothing like the pictures you have posted. the Nepenthes and Dionaea are all round, theses look to me like cress/mustard seeds the Darlingtonia seed are just like/same as pepper seed shape the Drosera are large round seed 1.5-2 mm in diameter ( very large) so from the they are not what they say they are i Have sow as if where the real deal just see what they are???? thank you so much ones again for the help........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Did you buy from China? Lots of fakes, avoid Chinese sellers. Best to buy from people on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Yeah bought on aliexspress.com learning curve for me. very cheap price for useless fake seed. So not happy but not really out of pocket........ I have been looking on the for sale forum, hopefully will be ordering of of here now i have found this site through The Carnivorous Plant Society link..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 If you got it on Aliexpress, you should be able to get your money refunded, and leave a bad review on the seller's page to warn other potential buyers. Generally you can get seeds of Dionaea and many species of Drosera really cheap, but those of Darlingtonia are a bit more expensive (as less people grow them) and Nepenthes quite a bit more (because they need both male and female plants to even pollinate the flowers to begin with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 carambola Have left negative feed back and started the dispute process .Have ordered few things from Aliexpress had no problems with items before.will never order seeds again ..... can you recommend any sellers on here,Plants /seeds/Gemmae..... cheers Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 On this website? I'd say you can generally trust anyone who can be bothered to post their leftover plants/seeds/gemmae on here. I've bought some things from a couple of people on CPUK and so far I've had only good experiences. You can always click on someone's profile to see what they've posted in the past, and people usually leave a comment to say they had a good experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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