Buy a Venus Flytrap
The Carnivorous Venus Fly Trap
The Venus flytrap has captivated people across the world; the plants actually grow in an incredibly small geographic area. In the wild, they are found in a 700-mile region along the coast of North and South Carolina. Within this area, the plants are further limited to living in humid, wet and sunny bogs and acid wetland areas. Because Venus Flytraps are so scarce, some early botanists doubted their existence, despite all the stories about a flesh-eating plant.
So, how did the plant end up with the intriguing name of Venus Flytrap? It’s not too hard to imagine how ‘Flytrap’ might relate to its insect-catching abilities.
But how to choose a Venus Flytrap Plant to buy? Unless one lives where Venus Flytraps grow naturally, one probably won’t be able to just plop one into the dirt in the garden and watch it grow. However, if one is willing to invest a little time and effort, one can certainly grow Venus Flytraps at home. There are two ways by which one can acquire a Venus Flytrap plant.
1) A reputable nursery or carnivorous plant society. There are several sites that offer carnivorous plants.
2) Local garden centers. Sometimes grocery stores with flower shops will feature carnivorous plants for sale at certain times of the year. The plant may be stressed but with a little love and care will prove to be not only and educational interest but also an unusual conversation plant. The kids love it. Just don’t let them feed it or snap the traps too much or the plant be stressed and die sooner than later.
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Never pick venus flytraps where they live naturally! Not only is it illegal, it further hurts the already dying population of natural flytraps! There are many strict laws about picking every type of carnivorous plant.
How to care for a venus fly trap and what to feed it? How much water and what type of water is required for the plant
I bought a Venus Fly Trap at Wal-Marts nursery. The person that worked there said that when they are pink they are really healthy, is that true?
I went on vacation for five weeks. When I left, my venus fly trap was already looking slightly brown. A neighbor took care of it. During vacation, I got a call saying my cats had knocked it down. I didn’t worry, but when I came back, it was brown partially and spindly. The plant and the soil around it were completely soaking. What is wrong with my venus fly trap?? Could it be overwatering?? Do the cats have anything to do with it?? How do I fix this, and will the fly trap recover??
2006-4-20
how do i make my venus flytrap grow big and fat if it in a small pot do i have to put it in a big pot?
Can i plant two flytraps in one pot together?
what can i feed my flytrap if it is not getting enough flys?
I bought a venus flytrap called fang. How do I care for it? And how do I know it’s healthy?
a few days after eating, my fly trap leaf
will start turning black starting from where
fly is and extending to the rest of leaf. I
cut away the leaf.
My nino bought me a venus flytrap but my dog dropped it . and because of the dog getting a hold of my venus flytrap. my venus has some dirt In it’s mouth. will the dirt harm the venus fly trap? is it o.k to touch the venus flytrap to clean the dirt out? what will happen if I touch it ?
I used to have a small Flytrap a few months ago, I had it growing pretty well. I put the pot in a tupperware bottom with rocks and water in it to increase humidity. Then my father killed it
but since then I’ve gotten a new one. I have it in a similar tupperware bowl with water, and the leaves sprout very vivaciously and tall, but they then slump over and haven’t developed into traps. The old traps aren’t healthy and don’t trigger shut. Could I be overwatering? Should i cut away the old traps?
what do i do if my venus fly is to small to eat anything?
I have a venus flytrap, it was stressed when i bought it, then i almost killed it by putting it in potting soil! but luckily i researched it, put it back in the original potting mixture then it got really stressed. Every trap eventually died off, but still managed new growth. Now all the old traps are gone but, now has 4 new traps one which i have fed a fly and has now opened up again, and the other 3 are now developing. Each new trap is now getting redder as time goes on, probably due to the fact that i have it in a terrarium on occasion for humidity, while giving it as much direct sun as possible. On days which there is overcast and in the evening i place it under two fluorescent lights, one compact cool white natural light equal to 45watts (3100 lumen), the other a full spectrum fluorescent (2160 lumen). My plant seems to be getting better and happier. It is June i bought it in April am i going to have to put my plant into dormancy come the winter time??
OH ya srry i also keep my plant indoors and i live in Newfoundland, Canada. Would like to keep my plant for many years please help.
P.S. my plant was a light green when i got it, now it is getting darker on the leaves and the new traps are getting a red tint to the inside. please anyone how is my plant doing? and what more should i do to ensure it survival? sincerly jamiefahey plant fanatic.
Hi again, today i noticed that my VFT is starting to flower. i’ve read that this can kill your plant is this true? Should i pinch off the little bud as soon as i can get at it? Help what do i do?
IN an eariler post i mentioned that i almost killed my plant by putting it in potting soil. When i did this i mixed the peat moss the plant came in with the potting soil, but when i put the plant back in the peat it was black and muddy from the potting mix and i didn’t flush out the peat. My plant seems to have no problems with this new mix, actually it seems to be doing quite well. can someone shine some light on to why this is. and why my plant is not dead.
got a VFT a week ago for my grandson b-day which is this coming sat…within a week 2 traps turned black..will they recover? should I snip them off..I’ve read and I’m doing everything right, at least I think I am…please help me..I want to give him a healthy plant and I don’t want anymore to turn black
ok this is me again w/the VFT that the 2 traps are turning black…I have it in sand and peat moss..do I perhaps have too much sand and I am keeping it pretty wet..I heard they even grow in just water…but then I just read where it needs to drain..which is it? help me
hi, i have purchased a venus fly trap online and should be getting it in a couple weeks. i live on the coast in southern california should i put it in a terrairium or will i be ok without it indoors? thanks
I live in California and i bought a venus fly trap two weeks ago but the sun hits half my house in the morning and half my house in the afternoon. usually i move my plant from side to side but its becoming a hassle since there were three plants in one pot and i moved them to separate pots now i have to move three pots. Should i just keep them at one window or put them outside for more sunlight were its dryer?
Feeding Venus-Fly-Trap
I think I have a spider-flytrap war going on. My boyfriend bought me a grocery-store Venus Flytrap on a whim 17 days ago. It’s rather small, but has 8 traps & lives in a plastic container like a cylinder with small holes at the top that we were told to keep it in. In the last 17 days we trapped a very small gnat-type thing for it and a fly (both of which we put in the container live and which it trapped and ate). Today I found a spider for the plant and trapped it in there. The spider (which is the size of one of the medium sized leaves) is hanging out the outside of one leaf (not inside, so it can’t be trapped) & seems to be causing the leaf to rapidly turn yellow & black. What?! Is the spider killing the plant? It looks like it… Is 3 bugs in 17 days too many (one very small)? Notes on care: I water it with distilled water, just enough to keep the soil moist & keep it in the window-sill for daytime sun since it’s Fall (live in Southern California so it’s warm during the day even though it’s Nov).
We have no garden or patio, so we don’t have another option other than artificially feeding (though we could give it away). Is that what you’d recommend? (By the way: it ate the spider overnight… ew… such bizarre plants…)
Hi
I was wondering how to put your Venus Fly Trap in a dormant state?