#Flytrap Plant Care

3 essential things you need to know in order to keep your venus flytrap happy and healthy! 1. Soil 🪨 Make sure you switch out the normal soil that usually comes with it to carnivorous plant-friendly soil. You can find it on Amazon or make it yourself! They need nutrient-poor, acidic soil, an easy DIY mix is 50% sphagnum peat moss and 50%perlite. 2. Water 💧 Flytraps can only be watered with DISTILLED or rainwater, as regular water will kill them. They also need to be sitting in a bowl of water to mimic the conditions of their native bog habitats. 3. Sunlight☀️ While they say they can be kept indoors, they thrive in direct sunlight. Make sure they are not in the shade and can soak up the sun! #venusflytrap #plants #distilledwateronly

I’m convinced these are sold this way to get you to buy another once this one dies. I am a firm believer to buy plants where ever you can access them but if you’re looking for carnivorous plants ESPECIALLY Venus fly traps and you’re a beginner with them, save yourself the heartache and buy them from local nurseries or reputable carnivorous sellers online. Here some that I recommend: @carnivero @predatoryplants @california_carnivores VFT are one of the coolest carnivorous plants and they are awesome to own but they do need more specialized care and you won’t find that care in thee boxes. #venusflytrap #plantcaretips

Depending on whether you want to make seed or not, you can always rip off the flower stalk and propagate it to get an identical clone of your flytrap in case it’s a cultivar! I usually do this as flowering also takes a lot of energy away from the plant and will need time to recover the big traps it once had. Happy growing! #tutorial #carnivorousplants #flowers #pinguicula #prop #propagation #venusflytrap #dionaea #dionaeamuscipula #flytrap #showcase #howto #plants #plantlove #plantlife #insectivorousplant

Inside the carnivorous plant greenhouses the venus fly traps are pushing out a ton of new growth. With all that new growth theres a ton of hungry traps just waiting to snatch a meal. Now even though this venus fly trap is a no name typical that I bought many years ago, come summer time she will push out some mammoth traps. Ill be excited for that because as of lately we have seen a ton of times where the black widow spider has been able to walk on top of those lashes. But even with the spiders antics lately, we still ended this one with a clean catch 🔥🔥🔥 #carnivorousplant #tropicalplants #venusflytrap #flytrap #nepenthes drosera sundew cephalotus sarracenia pitcherplant plants houseplants tropical exoticplants rareplants australianpitcherplant garden exotic asianpitcherplant stickyplant flowers greenhouse grow carnivore hungryplants greenthumb nature swamp capensis cephalotusfolicularis

Have you ever bought a Venus flytrap plant and killed it? Here’s how to take care of it. Light: Full sun to partial sun depending on where you live, like if you live in temperate weather then full sun is okay. These plants can withstand temperatures up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as 35 degrees Fahrenheit but of course keep an eye out on them as if kept without water they can die or scorch from too strong sunlight. Water: They grow in bog like conditions therefore keeping them sitting on distilled water all the time during their growing season is most ideal. Reverse osmosis, distilled, or rain water only. Since it’s low in TDS levels. If you use tap water they will die. Soil: Most expert growers recommend using 1 part perlite to 4 parts peat moss. Or 1 part perlite to 1 part horticultural sand. Fertilizer: If kept outdoors you don’t have to worry about fertilizing it as it will catch some bugs. But you can also feed it certain bugs or use a well balanced fertilizer like the MaxSea fertilizer sold at California Carnivores website. Have you ever bought and killed one of these?

A snack perhaps? Our Venus flytraps make the perfect low maintenance plant for any space 🌿 We have different carnivore plants at the shop now! We are open 11am - 7pm ✨🫶🏻 #Venus #flytrap #venusflytrap #carnivoreplants #ShopSmall #shoplocal #PlantLovers #plantsplantsplants #IndoorGardens #LaredoTX

How to Propagate a Venus Flytrap . . . #sarracenia #darlingtoniacalifornica #cobralily #carnivorous #droseraceae #drosera #pygmydrosera #carnivorousplant #carnivoroustagram #pitcherplant #trumpetpitcher #northamericanpitcherplant #carnivorousplantsofinstagram #carnivorousplants #theflytrapgarden #trumpetpitcherplant #northamericanpitcherplants #carnivorousplantswag #insectivorousplant #sundew

Black leaves on your Venus flytrap? Don’t panic! 🌿✨ It’s totally normal—environment, water, or just natural aging. As long as new leaves grow, your plant is healthy! 🌱💚 #venusflytrap #plantcare #carnivorousplants #gardeningtips #houseplants #plantlover #flytrapcare #urbanjungle

The final Venus flytrap feeding before dormancy. I live in northern Illinois so they’ll be in the fridge instead of outdoors due to the freeze risk. Once those new traps open in the next week or so, I’ll be repotting them and then placing them in the fridge. This will be my first time doing a “true” dormancy period in the fridge so hopefully it goes well. Also, please ignore my dirty fingernails. I just made that coffin terrarium on the right 😅 #venusflytrap #carnivorousplant #plants #houseplants #plantedtank #plantedaquarium #venusflytrapsofinstagram

Keeping carnivorous plants as pets? I kept going back to the pages of my science book which mentioned Venus flytrap and Pitcher plant when I was in school. Little did the 12 year old Indian Pet Keeper know that, one day, he would get the chance to keep and observe them so closely! Heartfelt thanks to @theshamanvalley for such amazing collection, quality and guidance (the plants don't even need repotting as they come fully established in their pots) The team is very knowledgeable and polite. 🌱 I got two varieties of Sundews and a Venus flytrap. I planned to feed these plants only for the video to showcase their behaviour. It is usually not recommended to manually feed them as they can catch their own food. Also, their primary food isn’t insects, it’s still sunlight and photosynthesis, but insects act as supplements. 🪰 They thrive in bright sunlight/grow light and only stay well when the water TDS stays below 50. And since they have evolved like this due to nutrient poor soil, any amount of nutrient can harm them. 🤒 . #pet #plants #animal #gardening #wildlife #insect

Even nature’s traps can’t hold true determination 🌱🐌 🎥 @plantbasednews Video by Interestingplant (TikTok)

Looking for more info? Read below! If you’ve ever bought one and watched it slowly turn black… you’re not alone. Here’s how to make yours THRIVE! 🌱 Full sun or Strong Lighting 🚫 No tap water, ALWAYS Distilled, rain, or RO water 🪴 Use the right potting mix, the one in the video is my recommendation, but theres many variations found online. 🪏 Pot size matters! 3” deep pots work well for young plants while a 5” deep or deeper pot is best for larger plants. VFT roots grow down! 😴Venus fly traps need a dormancy during winter months to thrive every summer! Its important to keep them in cooler temperatures and supply less water during this time. Need more information? Leave a comment below and follow for more guides. #venusflytrap #plantcareguide #dionaeamuscipula #weirdplants