- Thu May 28, 2020 3:58 pm
#355367
So I have two Venus fly traps, both of which I just cut off flower stalks from. One of them seems to be doing just fine, but I noticed my bigger one was acting a little odd. When it's flower stalk started to appear and get taller, it was still very healthy, with good coloration and fast closing traps. But I noticed that after I cut the flower stalk off last week, it started to sort of deteriorate a little bit. It started with a few healthy traps starting to turn more dull in color, sort of a greenish yellowish tint. I didn't pay much mind to it until I noticed that a few of those traps were fairly new and perfectly healthy when the flower stalk was still growing. Then I fed one of the traps the other day (one of the newer ones), and it closed slowly instead of fast. I had fed that same trap a few days before I cut off the flower stalk, and it had closed fast that time. But now it seems that the traps are sluggish. In addition to the traps being slow, I noticed that the new trap that had started growing next to the flower stalk seems to have stopped growing (I swear, it's been the exact same length and height ever since I cut off the stalk). It appears to have healthy coloration, but it seems as though it has stopped growing. For clarification, I made sure to cut the flower stalk off before it got too long, so I never expected the plant to turn sluggish or start declining in health a little bit. Should I be concerned for my flytrap's life? I've had these plants since January, and they've really thrived in my care, and I don't want to lose either of them, especially since I believed I was doing a pretty good job as a novice grower up until now. I would really appreciate any help from anyone with more experience than me. If it helps, I can provide pictures of the plant.