Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap

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High temperatures over about 90°F can damage these plants, especially if the heat is coupled with exposure to direct sunlight. The soil will dry out fast and the plant will begin to turn red, as a form of sun protection.

Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap: Just Add Flies! (RP Minis) Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap: Just Add Flies! (RP Minis)

The petioles sprout from the rhizome, and over time as the plant matures, the rhizome may split and form new clusters of petioles. Be sure to position the lights so they are close enough to provide light, but not so close that they scorch the plants. Growing Tips The suppression of wildfires in these areas is also impacting their habitat, as this species relies on the fires to clear away brush, allowing sunlight to penetrate the understory canopy. The plant truly is unique in how it obtains its food. Most plants absorb nutrients through their roots, stems and leaves. But the fly trap plant instead prefers insects. And how it attracts and consumes its prey is exactly what makes it such a showstopper to grow indoors as a houseplant. This article has a complete list of what you should and shouldn’t feed a Venus fly trap. It can help you as a guide.Repotting will eventually be necessary if the plant is growing in a tiny pot, such as the two-inch pots that many growers use. A plant that is three to four inches in height can have a root system of about the same size, so plan to move it to a container one to two inches larger than the one it’s in currently.

How to Grow and Care for Venus Flytrap Plants Indoors

Once the cuttings have developed roots and traps, allow them to grow for six to eight weeks before you transplant them to individual pots. From Rhizome Divisions If you live in a region that doesn’t experience cold winters, you can place the rhizome in a sandwich bag filled with moist sphagnum moss, seal it, and place it in the refrigerator. Although the plant can certainly capture a few flies, mosquitoes and gnats on its own, there is usually not enough available food to keep the plant alive indoors without supplemental feeding. But don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you have to spend your days catching insects! Not only will the distinct foliage of this insect trapping plant add a touch of interest to your interior space, the fact it can trap and consume flies and mosquitoes will have visitors begging for a demonstration every time they visit!To encourage stronger roots, and therefore a bigger plant, water your Venus fly trap from below, rather than from above. This means sitting your plant in 1-2cm of water, so that the roots can directly soak up moisture. Do this regularly so that the soil never dries out, but don’t leave it permanently sat in water either! What to Feed Your Venus Fly Trap to Make it Grow Big