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title: "Just got my first Venus Flytrap!"
description: "Just got my first Venus Flytrap!"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Melikeplants"
published: "2025-04-12T00:12:56.644927Z"
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# Just got my first Venus Flytrap!

_Posted by Melikeplants on 2025-04-12_

Just got my first Venus Flytrap!

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## 4 comments

### Fullajoy365 commented on 2025-04-12

I have a Venus Fly Trap but it looks nothing like that beautiful one you have! Mine is small and limp with occurred two days after I brought it home grim the store.  
May I ask where you obtained yours, please? Maybe I shouldn’t have bought mine at Home Depot. I’m noticing a lot of plants from HD look great in the store but when I get them home they are awful after a couple days.

#### Melikeplants replied on 2025-04-12

I got mine from American plant, it was $11. I don’t know how that compares to other stores. I’ve only had it for a couple hours but I hope it continues to live a happy life. I’m sorry yours didn’t survive.

#### Fullajoy365 replied on 2025-04-12

Lucky for me I found this app and have two other Venus Fly Traps to work with. I was feeding from a tray but I was not using distilled water so that might be why one didn’t survive. I actually like yours better because it seems quite green with big (compared to mine) traps. Mine are small and on very thin stems and very fragile. Hopefully, I can get them to grow more robust. Does yours have a specific name? I have no idea if these have different kinds like other plants do.

Yours looks so awesome! I hope it lives a very long time with you. 😊

#### Melikeplants replied on 2025-04-12

Thank you! I have bestowed the name of Bob onto him.

My best wishes to you and your plants (tell your Venus flytraps I said hi)

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