The venus fly trap, also called Dionaea is a genus of carnivorous plant which traps insects by luring them into their traps and snapping them closed.
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Why won’t my Venus flytrap eat its wax worms?
So, I got some Venus flytraps today but they didn’t look in the best health so I watered them a bit and got live wax worms. I’ve tried nearly all the heads it will fit in and stimulating the hairs, but nothing is working. Please help :)
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Venus Flytrap: repot, sun and water
I am a proud new owner of my very first Venus Flytrap (I came into the store to get some cute flowery plants, but I came out with this beauty instead :D)
I am not sure if this is only one plant or three (to my inexpert eye, it seems three plants in…
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Why does my dionea muscipula (venus fly trap) look a bit sick?
I've done a little bit of research and it says that it's normal that the traps turn brown after eating, but the plant is way too small to eat something visible to the eye.
Also they don't look very green to me as they were before.
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Help identifying this dark color moss
I got the following type of moss and I would like to find out its exact name and as bonus a recommendation if this is appropriate for the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula):
Related question on Help identifying this light color moss.
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Seeking Recommendations for a More Powerful Desk Light
I'm looking for a new grow light for my plants. The current lamp I have is too short in width, so it doesn't cover all the plants evenly. While it provides up to 20k lux at the center and based on a conversion factor of 50-70 lux per 1 µmol/m²/s of…
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Venus flytrap care
We got a small venus flytrap. Its sitting on our windowsill where it has plenty of sunlight. My kids read online and gave it hamburger meat. I know this is bad, but the trap is closed and none of the other traps are open. some of the traps…
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My Venus flytrap’s mouths won’t shut
How come my Venus flytrap’s mouths are sort of turned out and won’t shut? I have tried touching the trigger hairs, and I always keep the soil moist. Please help.
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Red Venus Fly Trap Seedlings
So I ordered a batch of red venus fly trap seeds (seeds to grow completely red fly traps, not green fly traps with some red inside of them) from the fly trap store and started sowing them about 4.5 weeks ago. So far I have seen 14 of the 15 seeds…
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