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title: "I just got a dormant Venus fly trap from a big box store. It has…"
description: "I just got a dormant Venus fly trap from a big box store. It has roots only and I followed the directions on the package. Now we wait! Best on my understanding…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Cooper"
published: "2026-07-30T12:57:49.008511Z"
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# I just got a dormant Venus fly trap from a big box store. It has…

_Posted by Cooper on 2026-07-30_

I just got a dormant Venus fly trap from a big box store. It has roots only and I followed the directions on the package. Now we wait! Best on my understanding they are slow growers

## 4 comments

### Nothingmoves commented on 2026-07-31

Mhmm I’d say kinda slow my dormant ones were growing slow then boom they caught up to others already just give em a lot of light and they’ll thrive

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-31

they grow really fast actually! mine probably puts out a new trap every two days.

### Weldon commented on 2026-08-01

Here are my dormant purpurae and VFT I bought in late April. They pick up speed pretty quick!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0bfsMgj_K5z77bATmarSPfZSxUckQ4D1_aijAOx-IXo/hlcArnScTP-lr4iSezdLRA.webp?size=large)

### Cooper commented on 2026-08-15

Update! We am seeing green already.

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