Jasmine
Look who I brought home. The pitcher is outside on the balcony and the sundew is on the windowsill. Both will get morning sun. Any care advice?
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VioletCrow
Is this mold on my flytraps soil? The plant itself isn't doing too great :( also, should I keep it near other plants?
kena
my carnivorous plants arrived! sundew, venus flytrap, and a trumpet pitcher. i’ve got them sitting in a bottom layer of leca and sphagnum moss on top. any tips on caring for them?
Aang
Hello! I’m concerned about my pitcher plant. It stopped putting out pitchers a few months ago and just has those small ones. I repotted it yesterday and thought maybe it wasn’t getting enough sunlight although i do have a grow light above where it is, so i put it on my window sill and I came back home to its leaves like this! :( Is it sun burnt? or reacting to being repotted?
Char
Hi!! I just got a Venus fly trap. Any tips on how to care for it?
Leslie
My sundew is catching all the little gnats in my house ❤️ she’s so beautiful 🤩
Cowro
Pete had his first meal that we watched! We got him a bug and placed it there. We tapped the bug down into the trap, it walked a bit and Pete snapped shut extremely fast! A bit of the wing is hanging out is that a problem? It is now hot enough for Pete to be outside all the time! Things are looking up! 🌱 (the wing hanging out is shown in the second photo on the closest trap)
Planter
My vft is closing it’s traps when nothing is in them what should I do I believe it’s gonna die sadly what shall I do 😨
Runic
Just got this cutie today! First time having a Venus fly trap and just curious what’s the best possible way to care for them? Should I repot him or wait a little? And if so what size pot and any certain pot? I was also planning on keeping him in my room unless a better spot is recommended! Please please help a girly out! Would love to hear any recommendations!
404
I accidentally gave my Venus fly traps and pitcher plants water with minerals. Will they be okay? I was using water advertised as having used reverse osmosis, but today, I learned that it actually has minerals added. I’ve been using it for about 48 hours now. I’m about to get some distilled water for them. One of the pitcher plants has a bit of browning on top, but nothing else seems to have any problems. Does anyone know if they’ll be okay? Advice is welcome.
Carnie
Question on Alan: I started putting him outside for more light, but I notice it looks like the white part of the plant mix is getting burnt? Is this normal? If not how can I avoid this?
Leslie
Hi guys update on the purple pitcher plant. Could the problem be over watering? And not a good enough drainage? The soil and roots have a foul smell and there’s some white spots on the stems. Could it be root rot? If so how can I fix it? Should I stop watering her? And also some of the green parts are mushy at the stem and brown. Please help
Ryan
My Sarracenia purpurea has toughed out this evil heatwave we’ve had (112f) and luckily is still growing its leaves!
nepenthomancer
Nepenthes Hamata x Robcantleyi basal tucked into some huge spagnum, with star moss growing out the side. This plant is seriously the love of my life 😂
ValleyoftheSun
My sundew plant grew this beautiful flower! I didn’t even know they did that!
Leslie
Hello :) this is a purple pitcher plant I received as a gift but I think something is wrong :( I water her with distilled water and I feed her as well not often but I do feed her. I was wondering why the leaves are turning brown. Could it be that she needs more sunlight? Or a different pot? I don’t use fertilizer or anything like that so I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. Any advice and suggestions are welcomed 💕
Claudia
Enjoying the summer sun☀️
Jessica
My 5y/o’s little plant wasn’t looking so good. The Planta app said that it was over watered. The top soil wasn’t too moist, but further down it was, so I questioned that diagnosis. I went through a few posts and decided that it was probably not watered well. I cut some of the limbs that were getting dark. I stuck it in a plate with filtered water. And put it back where it was originally, in the sunniest spot in our yard - which gets some shade in the evening. Anything else I’m missing?
Desert Witch
Is there anything I’m lacking with this guy? I have him sitting in a tray with distilled water, substrates is nice and moist, it has its own grow light directly on it, looks like it’s growing a flower and other new traps. The reason I ask, I’ve had it about a month now and it does not eat. The hairs on all of the traps don’t trigger at all. When I first got it, it did get triggered once. I have cut off a couple of black traps which I’ve been told are dead guys. Could use some advice. I bought this guy and a nepenthes as my first carnivorous plants and i wanna make sure I can at least try to get it right 😬
Planter
Any tips on keeping a vft alive