Dionaea muscipula

Do you take this guy in in the winter? I just planted mine in bog area and hopefully will survive the winter. Spartanburg SC

@ofthought Yes I'll be bringing it in for the winter. They do have an over wintering phase that will look like they are dying, but come spring hopefully it should sprout back up. Does it get below freezing there? I know some commercially bought traps actually originate from SC.

I have a small stream w bog area that might not freeze. Going to not bring in and see if survive. If we get a snow I will try to remember to cover. @Hadard

@ofthought hopefully it makes it! If not they are relatively cheap, I got mine from Walmart at the register last pass items and look how well it's done!

@ofthought they should be okay outside. They go dormant during the winter and will grow back in the spring. They need dormancy or they will not be healthy.

Interesting to know @Frankenstank , thanks! @Hadard I hadn't bought any for a long time while wanting to add to the bog as everyone's was in poor shape. I finally found some at flea market for 6 a piece. While more then one wants to pay, at least they started out healthy.

Thank you for the info !

These are doing great! #venusflytrap

Yours looks great!

My chompy boys!

So beautiful! What type of soil do you use and are you in a cool climate ! My climate is 3 digits in summer! And some winters are cold some have been warm during Christmas temps vary during fall and winter , South Texas Border

@happygardener2017 I use sphagnum moss, the kind I got was a little big so I cut the pieces down to about an inch in length. I'm in east TN, the temps can get to triple digits in the summer but usually high 80s to 90s. Don't use anything miracle-grow or anything with nutrients (they don't need them and can actually kill them) and water with distilled water for the same reason. They get plenty of nutrients from feeding. Good luck if you decide to grow some!