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Hi everyone,

I live in the UK and my Venus flytrap lives outside on the front of the house facing south so it does get the sun all day. I've noticed the sprouts aren't as long as they were when I bought it from the garden centre and the mouths are overlapping, and more are growing as if it's out of control.

I've attached a photo of it now.

Can anyone tell me what I should do? Should I bring it inside?

Thanks,
Owen

owen_a wrote:Hi everyone,

I live in the UK and my Venus flytrap lives outside on the front of the house facing south so it does get the sun all day. I've noticed the sprouts aren't as long as they were when I bought it from the garden centre and the mouths are overlapping, and more are growing as if it's out of control.

I've attached a photo of it now.

Can anyone tell me what I should do? Should I bring it inside?

Thanks,
Owen

Are you sure the smaller traps aren't divisions?

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Maybe it is using its energy towards producing the flowers instead of towards the producing larger traps?

It’s dividing. Petiole length can vary depending on conditions and time of year.

Looks like a healthy happy plant.

You have a couple divisions in there.

I would cut the flowers off.

Your plant looks great, but I would immediately cut off those flower stalks, as someone else suggested.
Those garden center flytraps tend to clump out of control, but in a good way. You'll have a big bouquet of plants eventually. That'll happen even faster if the plant doesn't have to divert a ton of energy to flowering each spring.

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Ok brilliant, thanks everyone, I'll cut those stalks off and keep an eye on it.