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title: "My Venus Flytrap of three years died last week, or that’s what I…"
description: "My Venus Flytrap of three years died last week, or that’s what I thought. I was really busy and forgot poor Pete. I came home to notice his soil bone try and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/7qtnRKQHChozYPWRCPRZfG"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Cowro"
published: "2026-02-26T19:50:16.612303Z"
language: "en"
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# My Venus Flytrap of three years died last week, or that’s what I…

_Posted by Cowro on 2026-02-26_

My Venus Flytrap of three years died last week, or that’s what I thought. I was really busy and forgot poor Pete. I came home to notice his soil bone try and every single trap completely black with mold. I dug down and found the rhizome brown as well. Not a singe speck of green was visible. I was planning to throw him out but hadn’t got to it yet when my brother noticed a tiny sprout a week later. I immediately trimmed all of the dead leaves off and another spout appeared a few days later. It’s like a miracle! I can’t believe the resilience of this little guy!

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## 3 comments

### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 commented on 2026-02-26

This is awesome!

### Plant dad commented on 2026-04-22

Is that potting soil or peat moss?

### HotMessWithGrace commented on 2026-09-20

Same. But they are very leafy on mine now. Not very trappy

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