Is my vft going into dormancy?

Is my vft going into dormancy?#371723

By Bob -  Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:22 pm
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- Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:22 pm #371723

So I put my Venus fly trap into a light-less area but it’s leaves haven’t started it for, it looks exactly the same as before I put it there (no growth) does this mean it’s in dormancy?

Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371725

By Panman -  Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:43 pm
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- Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:43 pm #371725

Likely, but pictures would help. Some flytraps lose traps during dormancy while others look normal but stop growing.

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Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371768

By Bob -  Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:15 pm
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- Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:15 pm #371768

It’s very small as it’s my first year having it, so probably it is in dormancy. Also when should I repot it?

Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371769

By Bob -  Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:17 pm
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- Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:17 pm #371769

Here is a picture before I put it in the dormancy area (looks the same except the dying leaf died)

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Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371773

By Matt -  Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:24 pm
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- Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:24 pm #371773

Yep, that flytrap appears to be in dormancy. The larger traps have died or are dying back and the new growth is low to the ground and smaller but perfectly healthy.

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Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371793

By Bob -  Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:46 am
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- Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:46 am #371793

I read a lot of articles saying you should report the Venus flytrap but I’m not exactly sure when I should do it.

Re: Is my vft going into dormancy?#371810

By Matt -  Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:58 pm
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- Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:58 pm #371810

Bob wrote:I read a lot of articles saying you should repot the Venus flytrap but I’m not exactly sure when I should do it.

Venus flytraps are best repotted in late winter or early spring. We're going through and repotting the vast majority of our plants that need to be repotted right now and will continue to make a strong effort to get all of them repotted by March or so.

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