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What am I growing?

I got one of those carnivorous plant kits from Lowe’s that’s supposed to grow a Venus fly trap and a pitcher plant from a dormant starter. I planted them about six months ago and thought the pitcher was successful, however now I’m pretty sure it’s just grass (in the beginning I did keep it outside for about a week). Also, as far as I can tell what is growing is coming from/attached to the dormant piece that the kit came with.

Is my assumption correct or is there a pitcher plant that starts out like this?
 

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Looks like, maybe, grass or bamboo to me but almost certainly not a carnivore. But, if you've never grown all of the likely plants that your kit is supposed to provide it is best to be cautious. Some of the seedlings don't look a lot like their adult forms at first. I, myself, have pampered numerous weeds hoping they would become what they were supposed to be.
 
There's nothing carnivorous there, but I also don't see anything grass per se. Sedge possibly for some of the slimmer-leaved plants below the big thing, but unsure exactly what the big plant is
 
I’m pretty sure that isn’t the pitcher plant. The growth in the photo looks much more like grass or another volunteer plant that came up from the growing medium. A young pitcher plant can look quite different from its mature form, but it should still develop recognizable carnivorous leaves rather than just ordinary grass-like growth.
Since it seems to be growing directly from the original starter piece, I’d leave it alone for now and watch what the next few leaves look like before pulling anything. If you want to double-check the mystery plant, you could also run a photo through this plant identifier Succulent Identifier – Identify Succulent Types.
After six months, though, I’d be pretty suspicious that the “pitcher” part of the kit simply didn’t take.
 
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