Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap

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Venus Flytraps require cold temperatures between November and February to bloom and grow. Venus Flytraps need to be dormant during the winter months just as much as you need to sleep every night. The dormant period is when fly trap growth slows significantly, reducing the amount of water required. Fly traps should be watered every ten to fourteen days, depending on how much they are used. To give your pets a sense of the environment, provide them with a cold rest period. Using a tray method only during active growth, you can water your plant by hand. You should keep your Venus Flytrap close at hand while it is dormant. How To Put Your Venus Fly Trap Into Dormancy

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Sunlight is another absolute must for Venus flytraps. You’ll want to be sure that they receive six to 12 hours of sunlight per day with at least six of those hours being direct exposure. As I mentioned, they do undergo photosynthesis, and they require a lot of light. This really only applies to plants grown inside, if the plant lives outside it will generally catch enough on its own. Humidity and Temperature Feed the Venus flytrap mealworms or insects. If you want to feed the Venus flytrap - either because you're keeping it indoors or you just want to experience the excitement of watching it eat - you can use mealworms, insects or spiders that are small enough to fit in the leaf traps. Place the food inside one of the traps or release it inside the terrarium. The trap will close when the tiny hairs inside are triggered by the insect's movements.

Some people use winter-like conditions to induce their plants to become dormant. In the same way that animals hibernate to stay warm during the growing season, they also rest and store their energy. Because Venus flytraps evolved as temperate perennial plants, they had to adapt to cool winters as a result of their adaptation. If you do not want your plants to grow in a bog garden and are too cold to do so, consider purchasing a cold frame. A mini greenhouse will also do well if your plants are young and in small pots. If you live in a tropical environment, your refrigerator will go into dormancy if you do not stay below 55 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius). Although this is one of the few options available, I want to emphasize that it is not. The presence of a constant temperature and no light in a refrigerator does not adequately simulate the natural dormancy of the winter months. Before storing the plants, you should gradually reduce the photoperiod (hours of light) and temperature. Because of the very unique environment where they live in the wild, Venus fly traps require special water, soil, and even pots. But, don’t worry it is easy to find all these elements. In terms of size, go with a container of about 6” in diameter. These plants don’t grow too large, and do perfectly well in smaller containers. Venus Fly Trap Lighting Coupled with the high humidity and warmth of the spring and summer months in their native region, these growing conditions are perfect – except for the fact that the plant needs nutrients to thrive. If you live in an area with an outdoor temperature range of 4 to 7, you can put your Venus flytraps outside to freeze. If you don’t, you have a couple of options if you don’t want to winter the plants inside. The primary goal of this procedure is to keep the rhizome from freezing solid. Flytraps in Venus’ dormancy continue to grow, but at a slower rate than during the spring and summer months. If you don’t have another option for a place to winter your plants, they’ll most likely have to go into dormancy. It is possible to develop mold and other diseases by storing Venus flytraps in the fridge. Mist your plants with fungicide powder to prevent them from becoming infected with mold. If you want to enjoy your plant all year, you can skip dormancy. It is possible to break dormancy, though the outcome is obvious: it will eventually kill you.

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Hopefully you’ve been inspired by this exotic plant. It’s deceptively easy to grow, so go forward with confidence! The leaves of a fly trap are designed with feeding in mind. The plant contains modified leaves that are hinged. There is nectar inside the leaf that attracts insects to land on the leaves. Along with the nectar, there are trigger hairs on the interior of the leaves as well. If they were propagated via tissue culture, they’ll arrive potted in a gelatinous substance known as agar. It’s perfectly safe to touch, and you’ll want to wash it off as much as possible prior to transplanting. Even if your Venus fly trap is growing in near-perfect conditions, it will still need some extra care if you’re hoping that your plant will grow as big as possible. Here’s what you’ll need to do: Watering Your Venus Fly Trap to Improve Growth

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Place the sterilized tissue in a nutrient and vitamin enriched mixture, and leave it be until leaf growth starts. This can take anywhere from 8 to 16 weeks. The blooms are white with green veining, and about one inch in diameter. In the spring, plants produce three to five blooms on long stalks. The flowers are held high above the plant, to avoid luring pollinators into a trap accidentally, prior to pollination. If your plant lives outdoors, then it’ll take care of feeding itself. However, if your Venus fly trap is a houseplant, then you’ll need to give it a bug to eat every 1-2 weeks.

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A Venus fly trap needs to go through winter dormancy for 3-4 months each year. This allows the plant to rest. If it isn’t able to do so, it’ll weaken and will most likely die in a couple of years.It can take one to two years before those grown in containers develop enough to be transplanted, so again, be patient. From Cuttings Generally, you can look to cut off the flower stalks once they reach a few inches. Flowering takes a lot of energy from the plant, and stopping it will help fuel faster growth. That said, you can just ignore them and should do so if you’re looking to harvest seeds. It’s a perfectly natural part of the plant’s growth cycle. 3. What Can I Feed a Venus Flytrap ?