Comments on: Buy a Venus Flytrap

By: Schalk

Schalk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:32:55 +0000

Plastic domes
HI this dome that everyone is talking about is it nessary?? If is quite humid where I stay even with aircons on.And it look’s like my plant is growing bigger by day.Got 10 traps three new ones since I bougth it 2 day’s ago.

Hi
No, the plastic dome is not neccessary. It is used to protect the plant in shipping. Best to take it off. VFT are placed in glass/plastic domes (terrarium) to increase humidity when the environment is too dry. It works like a mini greenhouse.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:40 +0000

Pink spots
My venus fly trap has some pink spots on it. Is that normal? A friend said that the pink spots are a disease and my fly trap will die. Is there something I could do to save it?

Submitted on 2010/02/06 at 6:49pm
to michelle: yes. that is normal. it is actually good. it is NOT a disease, it really means the plant is healthy. its winter now, so if you already havent, put it dormant. and you shouldnt have to save it since theres nothing wrong with it

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:35:06 +0000

Hello,
I’ve been in search for a Venus Fly Trap for the longest time now, and I havn’t been able to find anywhere that sells it. I checked all the Walmarts around town and also tried a few local gardening shops. Living in Newfoundland, I find it a pretty hard task to accomplish.
Do you know if there are any online garden shops that could possibly send me such a plant?

Hi Liz
Venus fly trap is sold at certain times of the year. Google buy Venus Fly trap and there are internet stores that sell them. Good luck.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:32:30 +0000

Oh, and do you know of any sites that sells pots ( small 3″-4″) type pots with a humidity dome?
THANKS.

Sorry I don’t. Try http://www.flytrapcare.com/

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:28:10 +0000

Hi.
My venus flytrap has like 20 different traps on it and looks like it is 2 or 3 different plants if you get a side view of it (they seem to grow side by side by side). Do you think it has split into different plants? And if so, should I separate them? I want to, but I’m afraid I might be wrong or something and it will die.

Hi Jordan
It sounds like your plant is growing well and if there are 2-3 different plants your can divide them. Carefully remove your Venus Flytrap and gently pull apart separating the roots. Repot in the same type of medium that it is currently growing in.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:26 +0000

Hi!
I am from India this summer my venus fly trap died .I like to buy one can you help.
PL LMK ?
Regards
Jasmine

Hi Jasmine,
Check online for Carnivorous plants. There are many sources that sell Venus flytrap.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:05:05 +0000

Hey.
I have venus flytraps indoors but they are happy( they get water, have fluorescent bulbs, etc, just like out side. But because they are inside, does this mean they will live s hort life. And if so, how long?

Hi Jordan
I cannot tell you how long your Venus Fly trap will live. If you are providing everything that it needs, indoor or outdoor should make not difference. Many carnivorous plant growers grow their plants indoors with great success.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:52:58 +0000

Hi I was wondering how to put your Venus Fly Trap in a dormant state?

See winter dormancy on Venus Fly trap care

By: New Venus Owner!

New Venus Owner! — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:41:53 +0000

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
They are cool plants! You don’t need to feed it. It will get nutrition on its own. Usually the warm, moist soil conditions will breed soil gnats which Venus fly trap will feed on. Overfeeding a Venus fly trap is the fastest way to kill it. Most people grow them indoors in a terrarium so they can maintain a humid environment for them to grow in.

By: New Venus Owner!

New Venus Owner! — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:42:50 +0000

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).

HI It's not a good idea to artificially feed your Venus-fly-trap. See the article on Venus fly try care, it will give you information on feeding the plant, etc.