Venus Flytrap Care Indoors: Water, Light, Feeding, and Dormancy
Most houseplants want roughly the same things: some light, regular watering, decent soil, maybe a little fertilizer once in a while. Venus flytrap care runs on almost the opposite set of rules, and that is exactly where most new owners get into trouble. A Venus flytrap is a carnivorous bog plant native to a narrow stretch of coastal wetland in North and South Carolina. NC State Extension notes that it evolved in nutrient-poor, mineral-light conditions that would stress many ordinary houseplants. That is why tap water, standard potting mix, weak indoor light, and routine fertilizer are not small mistakes here. They are the main reasons a new plant declines. ...