Venus Flytraps ready for thier winters sleep.

Wayne · 11-05-2008, 07:33 PM

Well if any of you are into carnivorous plants im glad to say that i have had great success with my Venus flytraps this past summer, and as of result my plants are robust and healthy, now that dormancy is soon a factor i soon must start packing them into the greenhouse in a bowl of water throughout the winter, also be aware that the water shouldn't freeze since they will die from any exposure of Freezing Temperatures.

Heres some summer Pictures:

austinl01 · 11-05-2008, 10:17 PM

Wow, those look great! I don't know much about growing venus fly traps, but I believe they need a winter dormant period to grow healthy. What other plants are you growing?

turtile · 11-05-2008, 10:27 PM

Venus fly traps are perennials. They are native in Zone 6b NJ (Pine Barrens) so they can take deep freezes. I would bet they are much hardier than the ones from FL even though they are the same species.

Wayne · 11-06-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by austinl01

Wow, those look great! I don't know much about growing venus fly traps, but I believe they need a winter dormant period to grow healthy. What other plants are you growing?

Hey heres a list:
1Musa Super dwarf Cavendish
4 Venus flytraps
2 african Violets
1 Majesty Palm
1 touch me not plant(Mimosa Pudica)
1 Hibiscus
1 sarracenia(Pitcher Plant)
1 old pointsettia
1 Eucalyptus
2 Musa Basoo's
1 gloxinia
1 streptocarpus
1 birds nest fern
1 norfolk island pine
1 spider Plant
1 Rex and dragon begonia's
lots of impatiences
1 Golden Barrel cactus
1 Passion Flower vine
2 Phalaenopsis's(Moth Orchids)
1 Yucca
1 Bird Of Paradise
1 Castor bean
1 Parlor Palm
1 silver Vase Plant
1 Babys tears
1 Guzmania
1 Umbrella Plant
2 Dieffenbachias
1 Brugsmania
1 Cyclamen
1 Christmas Cactus

Thats alot eh? lol

-Wayne-

austinl01 · 11-06-2008, 03:51 PM

Awesome! I have been looking to try some venus flytraps and pitcher plants. Where did you get them?

Bob · 11-06-2008, 04:14 PM

Great bunch of plants wayne! I had a great collection like that years ago till I decided to settle down, buy a house ,join the rat race etc. Now I'm back in with a vengence, mostly bananas palms edible tropicals and I've never gone away from a huge organic vegetable garden. Keep it up.

Wayne · 11-06-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by austinl01

Where did you get them?

Well my vft came from a store, well one of them, and the other were shipped and givin to me by a great man from ontario.

Thanks Bob sounds as if we have the exact taste in plants, go us!

.

-Wayne-

(P.S- Thanks Mediahound for the info eariler)

Worm_Farmer · 11-08-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by austinl01

Awesome! I have been looking to try some venus flytraps and pitcher plants. Where did you get them?

Wal Mart has them sometimes.

Or try Wellsprings Ebay store, he has a rather large collection of Carnivorous plants.

eBay Store - Wellspring Gardens: Carnivorous Plants: CARNIVOROUS Nepenthes alata EXTRA NICE ----------- SP

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