r/VenusFlyTraps

I got this VFT and traveled from NC to TX with it last week. I am new to this and would like to know if I am doing anything obviously wrong. The red pot and mossy type soil came with the plant. I maintain about 1” of distilled water in the clear plastic outer tub.

I am getting a better grow light delivered hopefully tomorrow. For the past week it has just been a regular bulb about 1’ away for 12 hours/day. The new grow light is a Sansi 20W Adjustable Two Head Clip On LED Grow Light with Timer. In addition, I am getting two Sansi 15W PAR25 LED bulbs. What combination of those lights should I use? Is the 20W Pair enough or should I add or replace with the 15W PAR25 bulbs?

Edited to add - The only change I have noticed in a week is some traps have opened slightly. They were all closed when i got it a week ago. Thanks.

New to Reddit, checking out what everyone is sharing about Venus Flytraps. Here are a few shots of my collection. This season started off slow, but it’s finishing nicely.

noticing what looks like mold growth? or some white fuzz on one of my flytraps and a small amount in the soil, what causes that? also they look just generally sad is there anything i can do? i got them maybe 3 weeks ago

I had Chompers for 2 years, and it was going fine, up until the UK heatwave. I ran out of rainwater and, in desperation, gave it tap water, and it's just been a slow death since. I had been using distilled water, repotted it, and I thought it was going to be ok. All the new sprouts got incinerated when the weather spiked on Friday, and now it's black to the roots :(

First two pictures are from last night and the last picture is maybe 2-3 months ago.
We’ve had our fly traps for a little over 4 months now and they were doing great until one wasn’t. It was like overnight all the traps turned black and even the ones growing in had turned black.
Originally my wife put the nursery pot in the ceramic pot and we planted it with carnivorous plant soil. Someone suggested I take it out of there because it could be storing water. So I took her out (rhizome is still alive and well) and sure enough, stagnant water was below. So I ditched the nursery pot and put fresh new soil in. The pot has a built in saucer to hold water so I usually fill it up when it’s empty. Is the algae growth on top a reason why? Please help 😔

Flower stalk propagation. One of my Flexx's threw up a flower stalk sometime last month. Chopped it, planted it, this is how it's doing now (19 Aug). First picture is the Flexx it came from which funnily enough, came from a flower stalk propagation I had from a friend some time ago.

Mold, root rot, something else? Any possibility of saving it?

Bottom is the oldest, general hardware store plant. On top are my Red Dragons that I got last year and on the left are my new Maroon Monsters I received about a month and a half ago.

Spotted Lantern Fly meal.

I use my gallon ziplock storage bag technique to catch these (and flies too).

I roll or fold down the zip part (like a sock top) so the bag stays open then hold by the corners to keep it open and sneak up slowly on the prey. The insects usually fly up into the bag as I carefully place it over/near them. Insects almost always move toward the light, so I’ll point a corner that way and after the bug crawls into the corner I pinch or twist-tie the bag just below them to catch more. Then I’ll reach in with tweezers to feed a trap or multiple traps. Sometimes I put the sealed bag in the fridge to slow them down or if I want to feed later.

If you or a neighbor have a dog you can get the bag close or over a plop of poop without it touching the bag and catch like 20 flies at a time this way.

Hi everyone! I was gifted my first VFT by a friend. I followed the instructions and tried potting them for the first time. Does it look correct?

Any advice or helpful tips for first-timers?? What to expect, etc?

Thank you in advance, this subreddit has been helping me so much in educating myself!

i bought this venus fly trap on saturday but it’s wilting already. I put it in my windowsill and im pretty sure it’s getting enough light. I kept it in the plastic container that you buy it in until today. I also didn’t water it until today because i didnt have anymore distilled water. It’s still in its original pot and soil because im not too sure how to take care of it. This is my first carnivorous plant all the other plants i have are succulents. any advice is greatly appreciated!!

Hi guys!

I work at a major department store (which sells plants) and I saw a couple of these come in today. I decided to try to rescue one as our plants tend to be neglected, but I've never owned a carnivorous plant before! Any suggestions and advice would be appreciated.

I'm in west texas and made the mistake of leaving her in the afternoon sun (102-103) for two days in a row. She completely scorched and now the moss looks weird. Is there anything I can do??? 😭

She stays in this distilled water, which I change out every few days. This light stays on 24/7. I put her outside every so often but she stays in my bathroom otherwise. She was happy at first and was growing a lot and eating. But she doesn’t try to catch and looks sad. This is my first time owning a Venus fly trap. What am I doing wrong? Is the moss suffocating the plant?? (she came like that and seemed happy then? 😭)

A comparison between traps I bought this year (red) and last year (green; went through dormancy). Why is last year’s so small🥹? I remember him being bigger before dormancy. Green is getting 16 hours of sunlight, distilled water, 50% sphagnum perlite mix.

I have quite a few flytraps that grow amazing outside so I wanted to try to grow some inside under a grow light and don’t seem to be having much success. I repotted and started using the Sansi 400 Watt BR30 Grow Light Bulb about 3 weeks ago. They get around 12-16 hours of light a day. I also repotted many other plants the same day that are thriving outside now given the repotting shock time so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. Are there any growers who use this light who could possibly point me in the right direction I can move these outside if needed but I’d like a few to keep inside given the abundance I have. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.