Many people believe that it is all but impossible to successfully grow a venus flytrap plant. This is not so. There are some common venus flytrap killers that you can avoid and watch out for. Here they are:
- Planting your flytrap in the garden or in common soil. See venus flytrap soil.
- Playing with the traps. Setting the traps off over and over is a surefire way to kill your venus flytrap.
- Feeding your flytrap hamburger meat. Don’t do this!
- Not getting your flytrap enough sun. When placing in a terrarium or indoors anywhere, it is very important that the plant gets at least 8 hours of sun.
Many times new venus flytrap owners mistakenly believe that their flytrap has been killed or is dying during the period of time from November to February. The plant will get black and appear to be dead or dying. Put the plant in a dark space and leave it alone!
Avoid these common venus flytrap killers and you will have a better chance of becoming a successful flytrap grower.
Thanks this helped me alot. I tried to grow a venus flytrap last year & I thought I killed it when it was all dead looking in the dormant time so I gave up on it. Not this year!