Venus Fly Trap Plant Care

Instead of rain, you can water the plant with distilled water. The substrate in the pot of the Venus Flytrap should be constantly moist.

You should cut off the flower stalk once it's reached about 5 cm (2 in) tall unless you want to harvest seed.

Feeding is not necessary because the Venus Flytrap plant feeds on insects

The plant requires good lighting - bright sunlight for 4-5 hours daily; the rest of the time, bright diffused light - western and eastern window sills will do. Additional artificial lighting will be required when grown in a florarium or terrarium.

The substrate for the Dionaea muscipula should be made of four parts peat, two parts perlite, and one part quartz sand. Before mixing the substrate, soak the perlite in water for a week and boil the sand in a distillate.

Reproduction of the Venus Flytrap occurs by growing from seed and leaf cuttings or by dividing the bush.

The Venus Flytrap feels most comfortable in summer at 68-86 ºF (20-30 ºC), while in winter, the temperature can drop to 45 ºF (7 ºC).

It is recommended to keep the Dionaea muscipula in a terrarium or florarium. The pot needs to be narrow but deep.

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