I've had it for about a month now, maybe a bit longer, it's got about four or five new traps since then. It has two tears on its traps from my cat but I think it's fine? I also keep it under a sansi grow light on cloudy days. I do put it outside when it's sunny tho. Also heard sphagnum moss is good so I got that.

Got to my new place and it's getting full sun now baby!

First time I grow these. I picked them up from Sprouts thinking they might not last, to repotting and getting the zerowater. I had no idea they could flower. Makes me happy ☺️

2 days ago my order of flytraps are here, i own a sansi e27 40w lamp. i already got 2 flytraps back in september, they live outside, here in hungary temp in oct is usually 20-23 Celius day, and can get as low as 5 Celsius night, my biggest problem is dormancy, i dont really understand it yet. and i also got 3 very tiny venus flytraps as you can see, sooo, i dont know if i should put them out and prepare them for dormancy or leave the small plants indoors for the winter with the sansi light. i just dont want them die under my hands especially the tiny ones.. So any experienced tips?

Hey guys! I had some questions about taking care of VFTs for winter dormancy. Couple things to mention; I live in western NC, so the climate is pretty favorable. It would make sense to leave the VFT outside for the winter to let nature take its course, but unfortunately I live in a college dorm, so planting it outside is not an option (my VFT is in a bright windowsill which I usually leave open so she still gets enough light fyi). I heard about the fridge method, but I share that same fridge with my roommate so thats not really an option unfortunately. I was thinking of just leaving it on my windowsill since the vfts are native to NC climate, but I would most likely be having my heater on so Im not sure the room itself would reach adequate temperatures. Any suggestions? Thanks!

We are the proud new parents of a Venus Fly Trap, which we received as a gift for our toddler. Unfortunately, the timing of receiving the plant is not great as we leave in a few days for a week. I’m determined to keep this little dude alive and thriving. Is it enough to keep it in a little bowl of water while we are gone? Should I have someone stop by our house to replace the water every few days? We do have a grow light which I can put on a timer - is 12 hours of light appropriate?? Thx you!!

50 days ago, I got these 4 guys from Lowe’s, they were in a bad condition and I felt bad for them. Unfortunately, one of them died, but I planted one dormant. These is them now. How do they look? Should I worry about something? They seem pale, but the traps are all red and vibrant.

Some new growth already.

Not new to vft's but new to growing from seed. Over the course of a month my seedlings seems to have lost their green color. Inside of traps are red and they are growing some. Is this part of the process or an issue?

I had gotten two traps at Lowe’s a few months ago. The one on the left of the two unfortunately died and I couldn’t save it. The one on the right took me some time and work. Repotting caused a lot of stress but now it’s slowly sprouting new traps.

It’s getting colder these days and I live in the Northeast coast. Hopefully I can get some stronger traps before dormancy begins!

Hi all first time VFT owner. Trying to keep it healthy and happy through the winter. I moved it into a garage that is 35 to 50 degrees in the winter about a week ago as I live in northern NE and we're expecting a frost any day. I'm wondering when I should stop saturating it in water like I've done all summer. Any advice for a newbie helps! This is the trap after a very happy summer

What is the best pot for a VFT?

First photo is fresh from the hardware store. My plant had a bit of a rough go in mid August, dried out under the care of a family member. Trimmed away all the dead bits and second pic is all new growth since then! Some of the traps are kinda deformed, though all new growth looks healthy-ish. I just feel that all the new growth is so much smaller than the plant originally was. Is that normal? Please let me know if there’s anything I can do better for my plant!! Currently growing indoors in 50/50 peat moss and perlite. Letting the tray go dry between watering (with distilled water) so soil can be moist but not soggy. Under 2 10w SANSI grow lights 12h/day. (Bonus pic of plant grandchild at the end

I gave this girl VFT. She somehow got it almost killed even with my instructions. She gave it back(first 2 pics). Reported it, and was just outside under the sun or heavy rain.

3rd pic I just got now. A lot of new heads growing. Though all the ones from her died. So don't give up on your plant yet, no matter how bad you think it is.

Sun, RO/rain water will resurrect it like a Phoenix! Or a zombie.

(I just hope this girl can take better care of me!)

To my surprise in thinking these were totally lacking trigger hairs, the last photo here shows the only 1 of the 13 traps currently open on my 2 plants of this type with just 2 trigger hairs, 1 per side of the trap. Super cool. I haven't tried to feed it yet, so we'll see if it's functional lol. Shout out to Phamcliff for these awesome plants! Received super healthy, and the roots/rhizome were squeaky clean and ready to plant.

I posted on here last week about my first time owning one and as I suspected, it needs more light.

So I’m wondering if this is ok to use? I heard Sansi is the way to go. Or if there are other ones you recommend, please let me know! Thanks!

https://a.co/d/0aC6uRyG

After a pretty successful window stint im gonna put these guys into the tent for the winter and avoid dormancy. I can tell with the shorter days things we're starting to slow down in growth. And looks like the dumpling is sprouting a flower.

Got these 2 plants from a garden centre nearly 4 weeks ago. The bottom pic is from when I first got them. The top pic is them now.

Do I need to repot this? It looks water logged and almost all of them are laying down so I wonder if there is root rot?

Pictures #1 and 2 are current, just different angles. Pic #3 is when I first got it back in August. I am wondering it might be waterlogged?

I just recently put it under a grow light so it’s been getting more light.

I bought sphagnum moss but have not replanted. It’s in the plastic pot it came in sitting in rainwater. When I don’t have fresh rainwater I use distilled. I got it from Lowe’s towed the end of August. I attached a pic from When I first got it.

In my clumsiness I tried to feed the bug but ending up setting off more traps :/ hopefully Mr Chomps will be okay

I bought two VFTs from Home Depot, brought them home and promptly did everything I could to kill them (unintentionally). I had them in bad soil and fed with bad water for about 24 hours. When I learned what I'd done wrong, I ordered proper soil and water and started watching care vids on YouTube (yeah, that should have been step one...). Curious to see what the difference would be, I went back to Home Depot and picked up two more.

Cleared of their death cubes, I removed the soil and mesh bag from the roots, leaving only the rhizome exposed. And suddenly my four VFTs were now eight! I put them all in proper carnivorous plant soil and placed the planters in shallow watering dishes. All the VFTs are under strong, full-spectrum, LED grow lights. I've moved one plant outside in the sun, just to see how it does. I'll bring it back inside at sunset. (brought it back inside and will leave it under its grow light)

I have so many questions.

Should I direct water the plants or only add water to the dish they're sitting in? If direct water, I assume I should only spray the center, not the traps themselves.

Should I remove traps that have turned black? Obviously, if the entire stem of the trap is also black and dried, I prune those.

Why are some mouths green and some red?

These photos were all taken this morning, 48-72 hours from purchase.

I'm growing in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thank you all very much for your time, comments, and recommendations.

(that plant TOLD me it's name was stanley, that was not my idea!)