I just took my VFT out of dormancy and I am so exited to watch it grow! I have it in sphagnum moss with a reservoir with distilled water and a dome over it to acclimate it back to the conditions in my house. Any tips?

Cat

over 2 years ago

so overall they seem okay..but there’s 2 smaller traps on each plant i wasn’t able to add water to as they hadn’t opened yet and i didn’t want to force them open, but they have since started shriveling. what should i do? cut them off? let them shrivel then pluck? also wondering if i should pot them together, the company sent me 2 on accident which lucky for me but now what to do with them🤔

nano

over 2 years ago

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tatyana :)

over 2 years ago

Hi! I recently got a venus fly trap from Lowe’s several weeks back. Since, I’ve repotted the plant into a deeper pot with a layer of Sphagnum moss and basic potting soil underneath and have been consistently bottom watering with recommended misting, but I noticed during repotting that the plant didn’t have many roots and what was there seemed to be rotted. It was doing a lot better after I repotted, but now it’s showing yellowing in the corners of the traps that are beginning to turn black. Is this crown rot? If so, what do I do??

MudSkipper Jnr

over 2 years ago

Hi team carnivorous 👋 I’m brand new to the bug eater club & was advised to plant my little babies in a 50/50 mix of Sphagnum & Perlite. So I started the process of repotting today as my new babies are in a simple peat mix which seems very heavy & borderline stodgy. My question is regarding the live sphagnum mix I bought. Do I need to pick out all the little brown twig/pine needle looking bits so it’s just the green sphagnum going into the perlite mix or should I chuck it all in as is? Thanks in advance 🙏

Cat

over 2 years ago

sos!! i come outside today and what do i see on the doorstep? another package from the place i ordered the pitcher plant. they sent me a second one on accident!! should i pot them together in a 4inch pot? i know i should let them acclimate first but in a week or so should i pot them together?

Aria

over 2 years ago

Hi! I was at the store today and spotted some venus flytraps, I loved them as a kid and decided to buy one. I tried to pick the most lively looking one of the bunch but it’s still very droopy and sad. I have repotted it in a 10cm pot with one part perlite and 2 parts sphagnum peat moss, & keeping the saucer filled with a little bit of water. What is the most recommended thing to feed it? I don’t get many house flies but we definitely have ant problems throughout the year. Should I visit a reptile store? This is my first time with a plant of this type and I’m super excited but would love some help! ❤️

The flytraps I got from Walmart a few weeks back are producing a tonnnnn of tiny traps. I think I noticed an entirely separate plant. What do you think? Does it look like a separate plant? These are my first flytraps. If they are in fact separate traps, you’re supposed to wait until dormancy to repot them right? Edit: the pink pick is another flytrap that seems to be swarming with little traps.

Miri

over 2 years ago

I bought this little guy the other day, and I placed it on the window ledge inside my house, and I found it on the floor, so I put it back in its original package. But my concern is, how do I keep the soil humid and how do I feed it? First timer here

Cat

over 2 years ago

she’s finally here!! please share your care tips!! i have her under a grow light on its lowest setting and i plan to increase the settings every other day

I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got better food for them. It’s starting to rot from where the mealworm was cut it looks like. I did let the worm soak in distilled water before feeding it to the trap. What’s the issue here?

Meadow Moon

over 2 years ago

“Richard Dumpling” (My 7 and 5 year old wildlings each picked a name 😅) seems to be thriving after week 3. I have been bottom watering and the water is gone in a few days; should I continuous replenish the water or wait a couple days in between?

I’ve had this holiday cactus and it’s supposed to only bloom in Christmas but we brung it down to Florida and now it’s starting to bloom in the spring is this unusual

DanishGramma

over 2 years ago

Does this look like a flower bud in the center to anyone? I thought it was perlite at first until I touched it. My eyes aren’t the best so I’d love some input 😁

Hi. I’ve been giving my flytraps mealworms and they’re doing fine. Recently I saw a video of someone feeding theirs a homemade mixture of fish pellets and stuff. I’m curious what foods and methods you guys use and what seems to work best? After feeding. What do you do to stimulate the hairs so the trap stays closed? Most of my traps are pretty small so getting even a toothpick in there can be difficult sometimes. I’m also curious if the mouths are still supposed to turn red when using a grow light? Mine are super green still, but the traps came from Walmart, so maybe it’s not a variety that turns red? Can you increase the number of active traps by alternating feedings? Why is one of my Venus flytraps producing traps that are only mm long. Tiny tiny little things.

Savannah

over 2 years ago

I’m new here! I haven’t had plants in a while, but am finally in a place where I can have some again! Are there any places you recommend purchasing from or avoiding? (online or in person) I am in central FL!

Alexis

over 2 years ago

My Venus flytrap that I got a few months ago is blooming for the first time!

Any tips on how to report a Venus fly trap? All of the traps are close to the surface so unsure of how to repot it without causing the traps to shut. Any advice would be great, thanks <3

Any tips on how to get Venus fly traps seeds to grow into plants?

nepenthomancer

over 2 years ago

So I found this huge nepenthes spectablis IN FLOWER at an orchid show yesterday. It’s got several dead basal growth points that have been chopped back, and was so dirty with zero pitchers but I’m super stoked to see if I can harvest pollen from it and maybe prop it eventually? It could use a restart it’s super heavy.