Venus Flytrap. - 1 plant

Venus flytraps are a challenge to care for! I bought from this seller in 2018 and to be honest I can't remember the state the plant arrived in but there wasn't soil everywhere. It had moss in which the plant seemed to enjoy (unsurprisingly as these plants are normally grown in swamps). It was a very happy and healthy plant pet for a long time but I think it wasn't able to catch enough flies/spiders because two years later, during winter, it went dormant and just didn't grow back unfortunately. I did notice it was struggling to catch spiders leading up to this time and so was feeding it dead worms (it was all I could manage handling) or more (squished) spiders when they wandered into my house, but I think the plant will do better when it's in a house where it can regularly catch flies/live food (I. E. Not a second floor flat because I have to do something to regularly attract flies to the flat and why would I do that? Lol). I did specifically only water the plant with deionized water (the kind you put in cars) which helps the logivity of the plant because other kinds of water has minerals in it that can build up and kill the plant. Experience of caring for the plant aside, I very much recommend this seller just on the basis that the plant survived two years outside of any of its normal environment, meaning it must have come from a very good nursery. I will be buying more as my mum wants one as well now and she has a garden (as well as a car so it's less weird for her to buy that water at a gas station lol), but my advice is do your how to care research before getting this plant, especially from amazon as you don't know what environment it grew up in. The holographic card it comes from is the truth, this is both a pet and a plant, treat it accordingly lol.

Very disappointed - arrived and it was tiny, most of the soil had fallen out the pot along with the plant, and the plant was all broken and squashed and covered in soil - not what I expected for nearly £13. They need to package these better so they don;t rattle around a big box and get so damaged.

I purchased the plant for my daughter. It arrived well packaged, with signs saying living material and this way up, yet it was delivered sideways up, so when opening the box (in it's correct orientation), I found some of the soil had fallen out of the pot and virtually all of the traps were closed due to the ingress of soil We carefully cleaned the soil out and within a day or so all of the traps had recovered and were open. You mustn't over stress these plants by feeding them too many flies or touching the traps because the traps are operated mechanically via sensitive hairs on the surface of the leaves/ trap. If you keep touching them, it can kill the leaves that make up the trap, and stress the whole plant. Keep it well watered, but don't pour water directly over the leaves/traps as this will also close them. Pour water into a bowl and allow the plant to stand in the bowl. At least half an inch worth is a good measure and ensures a humid environment around the plant and keeps the soil well watered. If you need to add more, soil peaty soil is the best. Don't put the plant in direct sunlight. The ideal position is a N to NNE i.e. North to North North Easterly) direction on a window sill so that it only gets the early morning sun. Direct sunlight can damage the leaves. These plants tend to grow in wet soils surrounded by grasses and sedges, so are usually shaded from the sun. Despite the plant arriving with some of the soil falling out, it wasn't the vendors fault, but the carrier. The plant itself had loads of leaves/traps and looked well established. We've had the plant for three weeks and it looks very healthy. I highly recommend this vendor if you want to buy Venus Fly Traps.

Arrived well packaged, but a LOT of soil was in the traps (maybe a bit too much soil in the pot....). I was worried there were too many traps in one pot, as it is very crammed, however after reading online, they prefer to be a bit much bunched, and after a few days of settling down on the windowsill (and removing excess soil) I have lots of new growth and they are very healthy.

The plant looks healthy. The response from seller is very quick and helpful

Arrived all squashed and not looking too health... It's taken 3 months to get it looking as it does on the pictures

Plant was delivered in a large sturdy container , it arrived with a flowering stem which is advisable to crop off as soon as , it had/has plenty of 'leaves' forming . Av had 2 x months now and is thriving , av cropped another flowering shoot about 2 centimetres from base and kept the plant in a centimetre of water (rain water) all the time sat on window sill that occasionally sees sun light . Av not seen plant catch any insects yet but 1 leaf has closed (not advisable to force feed them as this can 'tire' the plant and would kill it) have re-potted to a 15 centimetre pot (originally delivered in a 9), which has given it some 'arm' room if you like and has been 'thankful' for it , now flourishing . Av been advised not to use 'feed' just keep moist at all times as soon as you see pot bottom go dry re-water (1x centimetre depth and tiny drop on top careful not to drop on plant) Get thee sen one an see ow ya go !! FEEED MEEE .

Looked good when it arrived. Followed all the care instructions but it went black and died within a couple of weeks. Seems a bit strange when I have a lot of other healthy plants in the house.