venus fly trap care?
Oct.09, 2011 in
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i just bought this venus fly trap and its really cool. but i dont know really how to take care if it. there are some directions on the side but there is one thing that i dont get. it says do not use treated water, so does that mean i cant use tap water or what?
October 9th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
they are very sensitive plants.. You should use bottled water… just buy a small bottle.. and they need high humidity.. so keep the lid on it if it came with one..or don’t let it get dryed out.. tap water contains salts and will burn him.. good luck..
I’m an educator at a botanical garden.
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October 10th, 2011 at 12:36 am
Hi
dont use tap water use rain water or bottled water. you should set the plant and pot in a bowl of water and keep about an ich of water in there at all times.
If its warm were you live you can keep the plant out side all the time and it will get enuff food on its own. If you feed it only feed it bugs. Never feed it meat like hot dogs ext.
In late october take the plant and put it some place cool and dark until about may. the bottom shelf of the refridgerator works best but keep water in it dont let it dry out.
also dont make the heads close as each head will only open and close 3 times then that head will die.
I’m an educator at a botanical garden.
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/flytrap.html
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October 10th, 2011 at 1:35 am
Use distilled water or rain water…not tap or bottled water they both could contain chemicals and or sodium.
The Venus Fly trap
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These plants are sensitive to chemicals, so you should**** only use distilled water or rain water***
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October 10th, 2011 at 2:36 am
Treated water as in “from a municipal treatment plant” that would add things like salts and chlorine or ozone to the water. Distilled water is fine (from bottles).
Don’t tease the plant with things to make its heads close either. I had one of these plants once and everyone who came over wanted to see it do its thing. Since mosquitoes were in short supply at that time of year, they’d use the soft end of a feather to trigger the closing mechanism. Its cool to watch but I think it killed the plant in the long run. It did get a house fly and two ants in its short life but yeah, these are really finicky plants. Not recommended for curious people or for people who want their plants to take care of themselves for the most part.
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