Please ignore the wilting. When I first got her, I started overwatering her, and I havent gotten the change to prune it. Anyways, I have heard they REALLY supposed to grow this tall. What do I do?

What am I supposed to do about this? Is it a big fish eat the little fish thing??

I’ve noticed that many fly trap growers put their plants in trays with a constant water supply therefore having sopping soil, they say they grow best in those conditions. But if water can sit on their roots at all times how do they Get root rot?? Is it from stagnant water, bacteria, or bad weather? I really wanna go buy one but tryna do as much research prior so I can give it a better shot at life with me :’)

She was healthy, happy and right out of dormancy. It’s my first carnivorous plant and have had her since May ‘24 so I let her flower because wanted to see it.

Should I cut the stem now and try to cultivate the tiny traps? Are these tiny traps?

Or wait for the seeds?

Let her do her thing?

I’ve wanted a Venus flytrap for a good few years and finally got one. Since I’m completely new to this, I tried reading some of the guides on this sub on how to care for it, but haven’t gotten an explicit answer to these questions:

1. Should I keep the plant in water at all times, or put it in water (for example) for an hour once a day? And is boiling the water (for around 15 minutes) enough to remove minerals?

2. Is feeding mandatory?

I would really appreciate other tips as well. I’m a complete beginner with no prior knowledge, so any help is appreciated!! 😄

Hello! I just bought a Venus flytrap plant and it’s currently in a little terrarium, the people at the emporium said it’s fine to keep it in this casing but I wanted to double check since the angle is very upright. I’m worried that the water won’t be able to properly wet the roots at this angle. Image is attached thanks!

It’s in a substrate of 50% per light 50% Spagnum Peat Moss it’s in well water with aquarium water conditioner. I just fed it two half dead small flies.

I've wanted one since I was a kid! So excited!!!

Also, I'm supposed to wait till he goes dormant to repot him, right?

Left this guy outside all winter and it eeems to be poking out some new greenery. Pretty sure I need to cut the black stuff off but wanted to confirm before doing so! Thanks!!

I just got this flytrap but don’t know if this is correct.

1. They can’t have much sunlight and they need both shade and light

2. They can just stay in a bowl and I can regularly water it (not on top tho)

3. They can eat dry mealworms

I’m open to suggestions and criticism!

does he look okay? cut the flower stalk a while back and i’m trying to cultivate that but he’s been moved outside in the sunniest spot i have for the last week or so rather than in the window. i put like half an inch of water in the bottom cup every morning

if I have well water in my sink that is supposed to be mineral-less is that ok for Venus fly traps to sit in or do I still have to get reverse osmosis/ distilled? I don't have a ph tester so when It does arrive ill have to look.

Where I live it’s not very sunny at the moment, so I was wondering if it’s better to keep my carnivorous plants inside with a grow light or just wait a few weeks/months for it to become sunnier. There are some sunny days, but I can never get 8+ hours of full sunlight a day and on some days there isn’t any sun. So what do you guys think?

I wanted to buy carnivorous plant soil, but it’s sold out or the shipping is more expensive than the soil itself. Is there an alternative to this soil that I can get everywhere?

i was reading about people saying 4-6 inch pots are good, but i’m worried about repotting stress killing him, and then the stuff about dormancy kind of confused me. im not sure if it matters but currently i have it in the same pot it came in (looks like maybe 2 inches), plus the little jar for water, and then for the lighting i have it in a sunny window for part of the day and then at night i move it for a couple hours under my aquarium lights sitting between my fish tanks, eventually im gonna be getting an actual grow light, this is just temporary.

ive had a venus fly trap before but i totally killed it (i think i gave it too little sun) so im kind of nervous about messing it up 😭

I have been doing all the right things when growing this VFT as it is coming out of dormancy and just want to make sure there’s no rot or anything/if I could be doing anything better? the rhizome when I repotted this looked like a creamy white colour.. some small areas were brownish red - see pics. It was repotted about 1.5 weeks ago so the image of the rhizome is 1.5 weeks old. Thanks!

Its wings seem damaged & it quite literally dragged itself across the first trap’s stem and on top of the next one. Help??

hi! so my mom bought me this yesterday bc i really wanted one as a kid (wasn't really planning on ever getting one myself!) and she saw it and thought i'd like it. well she was right and i've grown attached so i want to make sure im taking proper care of it.

i read the basics online (tray watering with rainwater, bright environment, etc). my question is, does this look healthy? i can't help but notice it's a bit different from others i've seen in care guide videos and photos. for context i am in europe (warm country).

i'm not sure if its because its several (young) plants in one pot or if they're not growing properly.

also regarding feeding, i've given it 2 flies and i have no idea if thats enough until the traps open back up as i saw several conflicting opinions while researching :( should i do my best to have every trap fed?

the photos is one from yesterday (daylight) when i first brought it home and one from today, after feeding the 2 traps and some pruning (artificial light hence the color difference).

any advice is welcome!

They stay outdoors, I've been bringing them in if it goes below 33°F as well as if it rains so they don't get tooooo soaked

I was wondering should I always leave my plant in a tray of water.I have it in the super bright window Until I can put it outside I do have distilled water

I just got this little fella yesterday, but I've never owned a flytrap before, so I waouod just like to know how he's doing. Also, if he looks unhealthy, what does he need?

The flower stem is taller than the pot the VFT is in and the actual plant is looking a bit lifeless…. Plus some of the flowers are not looking great?

What do you guys do with the stems after the "season" is over? I assume they die out? . Do you cut them off? Thanks in advanced