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The
following guide is intended for: 
- Venus
Flytraps (Dionaea Muscipula)
- North
American Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia)
- Temperate
Sundews (Drosera)
- The
Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus)
Carnivorous
plants are exceptionally easy to grow…. In fact, even easier than
most "normal" house plants. Please use the following guidelines to
assist you. All of the plants that we sell respond well to this set
of directions.
WATER:
- is one of the most important requirements in the cultivation of
carnivorous plants. Leave the pot sitting in 1 cm of fresh water
at all times. Do not allow to dry out. It is best to repot your
plant every second year to avoid buildup of salts in the soil. These
plants all enjoy humidity.
LIGHT:
- Full sun at all times. Sappy growth will indicate insufficient
light. An unheated greenhouse is an ideal environment, as is a sunny
windowsill.
SOIL:
- Peat moss or sphagnum moss are ideal. No other moss is suitable.
If your soil smells repot into fresh peat in spring. DO NOT FERTILISE
YOUR PLANT!!! This will burn the roots and kill the plant.
DORMANCY:
- occurs in the coldest months of the year, i.e, autumn and winter.
Growth will die back and the plant will refrain from producing any
new growth until the following spring. Cut back on watering during
this time. Your plant may look untidy at this point. If it is a
pitcher plant, cut off all growth 2 cm from the base of the plant.
If you have a Venus Flytrap, the plant may appear to be dead. Do
not throw it away, the plant may put up new growth in the spring.
Download a printable
growing guide here
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