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By ejpal
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Recently I took a trip and have not been able to water my plants. When I got back 4 days after I left, I found the soil dry and the leaves sort of wilting. I've soaked the the soil since then for the first two days(I've put a little more water than I usually do) and after a few days the leaves and traps perked up. However, a new issue came to my attention. Some of the smaller traps and the bigger traps have some darkening spots around the "lips" of the traps. Its gotten me concerned, is it just dying slowly now or is there still a chance I can save it? I've added some photos to show how they look right now.
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Looks fine to me. Sometimes when flytraps get overly dry, they'll shed a few older leaves, but as long as they get hydrated again before serious damage occurs, they'll recover just fine.
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