Venus Flytrap (Dionaea musicupla)

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Flyplantsman Nottingham, United Kingdom(Zone 6a) Jun 11, 2003

One of my Venus ready for dividing.Should give about 10 new plants

Common name: Venus Flytrap
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Dionaea
Species musicupla

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/55611/



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zippyanna Jun 27, 2003

How did they get to be so many? I've had my venus flytrap for well over a year and it's pretty scrawny.

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Jun 28, 2003

Yeah, you have a very nice plant there

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Flyplantsman Nottingham, United Kingdom(Zone 6a) Jun 30, 2003

Hi Zippyanna.
Do you let it die back for the winter?
They are a perennial plant and need a dormant period to regain energy ,otherwise they will become weak with only a few small traps forming.
Mine are kept in about i/2 inch of rainwater in slight shade(this seems to enhance the green color).
Trim off all traps for the winter and allow the soil to remain moist without being saturated and keep cool,maybe down to 32F.
Come the Spring,new traps should start forming.At this point treat as normal ie:-stand in water-slight shade etc.

Here is a pic of the same plant after being divided and potted.They too look a bit scrawny now, but they will soon start to look like real VFTs

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Flyplantsman Nottingham, United Kingdom(Zone 6a) Jun 30, 2003

Hey Zippy
Have just seen your plant,thats not scrawny, it's a good perfectly healthy one year old plant.
Look after it and next season you too will be able to divide it.

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roof57mi columbia, SC(Zone 8b) Jul 03, 2003

flyplantsman, i was reading this thread and i am a little confused. Do they need full sun during thier growing period?



















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Flyplantsman Nottingham, United Kingdom(Zone 6a) Jul 04, 2003

Hi Roof57mi

During the growing period they do well in either light shade or full sun, providing they are kept wet.
However it is my experience that slight shade seems to bring out a rich green coloration to the leaves.
Although sun enhances the redness within the traps.
Therefore if they can get a few hours of full sun a day they should give the best of both colors.

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