How to Grow Venus Flytrap? A Detailed Guide to the Correct Planting Method

Venus flytrap can be planted in a relatively warm and humid environment; it is a plant that is not cold-tolerant. The most suitable growing temperature is between 25-30 degrees, and the winter temperature must not be lower than 16 degrees. It needs moderate watering on a regular basis.

How to Grow Venus Flytrap

1. Light: A swamp-dwelling plant, its native environment has no tall plants for shade, so it likes sunlight. When grown at home, it can receive full sun in spring, autumn and winter; in southern China in summer, 50% shade should be added or it can simply be placed on a sunny windowsill indoors. Alternatively, use a plant grow light (red-to-blue ratio 2:1) positioned 15-30cm above the plant for artificial lighting cultivation, with a lighting duration of 4 hours/day.

2. Water: Use soft water such as purified water or rainwater as much as possible (tap water may be used in southern China). Use the tray method (called the “waist water” method in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China) to create a small environment similar to its native habitat. The specific method is: place the Venus flytrap's pot in a tray or glass container, add water to a depth of 1-2cm, and replenish the water regularly. (Note: waist water in summer can easily cause root rot.)

3. Humidity: Greater than 50%. The native environment of the Venus flytrap is a swamp-type grassland with relatively high humidity. If a large water tray is used for the waist water method, the nearby humidity will be a bit higher. You can also add a layer of sphagnum moss on the surface of the pot's soil, which also helps maintain air humidity.

4. Substrate: Keep the substrate acidic at pH 3.5-5. Use fertilizer-free peat and perlite at 2:1 or pure sphagnum moss, and replace the substrate once every spring if possible.

5. Temperature: Growing temperature 15°C-35°C, suitable temperature: 21-35°C. If you want it to go dormant in winter, it must be kept at around 5°C (0-8°C). However, based on many years of cultivation experience, not going through dormancy does not have an obvious effect on normal growth the following year.