VFT came out of dormancym began to grow and is drying up and turing brown

VFT came out of dormancym began to grow and is drying up and turing brown#435427

By jaycbrf4 -  Mon May 15, 2023 8:44 pm
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- Mon May 15, 2023 8:44 pm #435427

I got my VFT a few months ago in dormancy. I placed it in the kitchen window and kept it healthy waiting for spring. We had a few days of warm weather last month and it awakened and began to grow. But then the weather returned to 40s - 50s during the day and colder at night. So I kept it inside.

Now that the weather is nice, I have been placing it outside in direct sunlight for 6-8 hours a day and it has been turning brown and looks like it is almost dead. There are no more traps and the leaves are wilted.

How can I keep it alive and healthy?

Re: VFT came out of dormancym began to grow and is drying up and turing brown#435428

By Panman -  Mon May 15, 2023 8:55 pm
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- Mon May 15, 2023 8:55 pm #435428

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Re: VFT came out of dormancym began to grow and is drying up and turing brown#435443

By ChefDean -  Tue May 16, 2023 9:49 am
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- Tue May 16, 2023 9:49 am #435443

Just from your description, it appears that your plant is confused. Not which bathroom do I use confused, but which environment do I adapt to confused. Moving it in and out is not a good thing.
Assuming your other conditions are OK (water, media, non reactive pot, the plant doesn't have a crazy ex), it's probably fine. Existing growth often burns off when put out in direct sunlight. That may explain half your issue, now it just needs to be allowed to stay in one spot, adapt to those conditions, and grow. If it is staying above freezing at night, leave it outside.

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Re: VFT came out of dormancym began to grow and is drying up and turing brown#435459

By jaycbrf4 -  Tue May 16, 2023 8:02 pm
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- Tue May 16, 2023 8:02 pm #435459

Thank you.

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