FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

Hi all!

I've had a flytrap on my kitchen windowsill since the start of the year and managed to keep it alive through a cold winter dormancy (I thought I had killed it). As soon as spring came around and it rose from the dead, I realised it's the first houseplant I've ever had success with and now I'm hooked! I really wish I had some before and after pictures, it's 5x the plant it was when I first bought it.

I can already tell this is a rabbit hole of a hobby but I'm excited to expand my collection and keep learning about these fascinating plants!

Welcome to the forums! It sounds like it got real beat up in the dormancy but made it through. Do you have any pictures of it now?

sanguinearocks101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:13 pm Welcome to the forums! It sounds like it got real beat up in the dormancy but made it through. Do you have any pictures of it now?

I do now!

The smaller pot is what the whole plant was in originally, I repotted it into the 2L self watering pot with sphagnum and propagating sand about a month ago at the start of spring.

It seems pretty happy to me, but any advice on what I could be doing differently would be appreciated!

Looks to be doing good.

acutally looks great! maybe try to give it a bit more sun, though make sure to do it slowly.

uxleumas wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:08 pm acutally looks great! maybe try to give it a bit more sun, though make sure to do it slowly.

Thanks! I have been taking leaving it outside for an hour or so each day since it doesn't fit on the windowsill anymore. I think I'll eventually keep it outside once it acclimates a bit more.