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Hello everyone! I am confused about how much humidity VFTs need. There is a lot of mixed answers about the topic online. Is 30% humidity fine for VFTs?

Humidity isn't as much of a consideration as sunlight. If they are sitting in a dish of water, I would think that would be adequate. Sorry I don't have hard numbers.

Thanks Panman! My VFT is getting plenty of sun (about 9 hours of 70,000 lux). It's pretty dry where I live, except when it rains, so I want to make sure the low humidity is not harming my plant.

Humidity is almost not necessary. Very few places in the world have too low humidity. You should never worry about 2 things, humidity and feeding. Just remember the big three (water, sunlight, soil).

Thank you Benny!

FYI - Last week, I was talking with one of the moderators of the Savage Garden subreddit, and he told me about his experiences with growing carnivorous plants in Utah. He said that his flytraps loved the summers there, despite the heat (many days of 100 F / 38 C) and low humidity (in the single digits).

I keep mine between 20-100%. They're quite resilient actually. I keep most of my plants, including pings, at 100%, since it's less maintenance for me. Be sure to acclimate into this, slowly.

But they don't really seem to care. You could probably plant some on Mars in little domes with co2 inside and they'd grow. Plants adapt, they are not fixed as many people make them sound.

We grow outdoors year round here in Oregon. Summer highs are regularly in the 100F range and humidity levels are often below 20%. Keep the soil damp, and flytraps don't mind it at all! They just want the sun and warmth and can keep themselves hydrated just fine as long as their soil is damp.