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If anyone needs an indication of how long it takes to grow them from seed; I have a couple hundred that just reached flowering age after two years. It’s a slow process.
thank you for this!!! after convincing myself i’d never have a green thumb, i’ve been really enjoying caring for my first VFT! it just grew its first stalk and i’ll be trying to propagate tmrw :)
Thank you Norris, watching some of my older videos makes me cringe pretty bad. I'm starting to figure out what works better and how to be more efficient and to the point. Ridding myself of those dang ums... Lol. I really appreciate the feedback!
Hey Jamie! I know, I really need to do a leaf pulling video. To be honest, the process is really not much different. With a leaf pull, you just pull the trap down and try to tear off a small part of the rhizome. This basically gives it life support while waiting for a new flytrap to take off. The conditions in which you keep it are the exact same. I have had more luck with flower stalks, the difference is, flower stalks aren't always there but leaf pullings are. I also always have a hard time pulling off a flytrap head. ITs just harder than cutting a flower stalk, for me personally. Lol. This spring when my flytraps take off again, I'll try to remember to do a leaf pulling video!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub I second that. I’d love to see a video like that also. I love your enthusiasm in this. Myself I also get so involved in my little plant, whom I call Alfie 2.0
Great video! I got three "walmart" traps at my grocery store after Halloween for 3 bucks each. They're doing amazing and two sent up spikes. I was looking for options, letting them seed, etc. and found this vid. Now, I have two pots with the cuttings as you showed. Thank you! Going to find the update vid now.
@@leogil9157 Dormancy means letting them hibernate like they normally would during the winter. You start it by lowering the amount of light they get to about 6 hours a day and cooling them down to a temp around 40 degrees. It should last about three months. I say should because I haven't tried it yet with mine.
Yes, I love my saw tooth. I'm going to do an update on my propagations soon, I'm concerned as it seems this batch hasn't done very well. I don't have a strike yet and usually after this much time something pops up.
Cool video man. So question im new to growing Venus fly traps . Have tried before but didnt really know about the soil type to grow these kind of plants. Im getting into growing them now and would like to know what strain do i have since i got mines from home Depot. And what happens when you grow the flower Stems??? Do new plants grow.? Interesting.....
Your plants are amazing!!! I just started with Venus flytraps a year ago . I just got my first flower spike and I wasn’t sure what to do next. I guess il be trying to propagate. Thanks for all the tips!!
Thank you! Propagating is a lot of fun, I strongly recommend it. I personally, like propagating more than letting the flowers bloom. But that's a personal choice!
I've done a few propagation videos. The majority of the first 11 minutes is answering questions that I commonly get in my comments. So, although at 11:30, I do start to actually cut the flower stalks, if this is your first run through with propagating venus flytraps, those first 11 minutes are super important. It's all info answering questions that I commonly receive in comments. Soil, lighting, humidity and general care. All important for a successful propagation. But yes, I start actually cutting the flower talks at 11:30.
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub Have you considered trying the thing which segments the video progress bar by their topic? Presumably it's something you'd have to add manually per video, but it can be really helpful especially for forgetful people like me who need to skip around to re-find certain parts. I'm not sure what it's called but I saw it most recently in a video by Venus Flytrap World.
Yes, it's called chapters. I have done it on some of my other longer videos and can see I probably should have done it on this one. On my Venus Flytrap Care guides, they all have chapters. I probably need to set one up on this video as well.
I'm not sure about sundews but my Pings for sure. One of mine need to be repotted pretty desperately right now. I think I'll take some leaf pulling's when I do that.
Any chance you can give some tips on watering. I have my plants in a mini greenhose now. The UK seller advised me to get used to the weight in the pots with the medium being moist but not wet. I was also advised that when it gets warmer, that it's okay to have the plants stood in saucers with 1 to 2 cm of distilled water. Can you give any better advice?
Hey Paul! That was actually solid advice and should be enough. However, I did do a full video all about watering. There are some other good tips that I give. Learning the weight of your pots is probably my number one tip. This way, hot or cold, you will always know if your plant needs water! Check out my video here, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hfQKNffFp3s.html
Thank you for the video. New things to learn from people around the world. How long it takes to grow new fly traps using the flower stalk cutting propagation?
I'm new to the carnivorous plant scene and I watered all my 1.) sundews with Drosera sessilifolia tap water 2.) can I water the boiled and cooled sundews with water? Drosera madagascariensis
Could be anywhere. I've had them grow right out of the middle and the ends. I even have some growing right out of the flower part right now. First time I've seen that.
I just let my flower go too long. Should I wait for seeds or cut it now and propagate the stem? I can send you a picture of it. The stem is not thick, but very, very tall with 6 flowers.
Young venus flytraps can be a little tricky. Getting the right amount of water and light can be hard, they tend to be a little more sensitive at a young age.
Plants looking great my friend! Another great video as expected. I was just looking at mine yesterday and I believe I may have an aphid or some pest problem. One of my larger plants is deformed…looking like aphid damage according to the the Savage Garden book description.
Gah, pests are the worst! Trying to identify then just hoping that the remedy will work. I'm sorry, thats a lot to deal with. Always good hearing from you!!
I got a Walmart rehab that I LITERALLY just repotted and today I noticed a flower stalk !!! How long should I wait to try this OR should I just remove the flower stalk so my plant can use that energy to get settled
That's entirely up to you! I actually have a video that goes in depth that should assist you in making this choice, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VzFezjtKOac.html
Did you bury it vertically? If so, there is a chance that it's hitting under the soil. However, if they are vertical and it's all black, that usually means it did not hit.
Hi, your video is really interesting. My plant, some of the leaves and stem has turned black, do you know why? I watered it and not put under direct sunlight.. Thank you.
Sometimes venus flytrap leaves just naturally turn black and die of old age. It's hard to know for sure without knowing more about it's conditions and what it actually looks like.
Hlw sir. I am so worried for my VFT plant. I am following your all tips about VFT grow but i think my plant not grow well. So can u help why it Doesn't grow well?
Hello Iron, I need more details. I can't send you a DM on RU-vid. But give me some background on your plant. Where did you get it? What conditions is it in now? What substrate is it in and how much light are you giving it. Is it outside or inside? As much info on here as you can, I should be able to help guide you a bit!
Yes, rinsing with distilled/pure water. If the PPM on the rinsed water is below 50, I'll reuse and rinse again. Then finally rinse for the last time with pure water again. I try to get the PPM down under 20 before using the soil.
Omg I didn't rinse off my soil, I wonder if that is why my sundews were struggling I repotted in long fiber spagnum and they are doing a bit better although I think they were attacked by thrips and I got rid of the thrips but wow...I had no idea
I have a baby one a little bigger like the one you showed, how can I get it to grow faster it hasn’t grown since I’ve got it over a month ago and many traps have just turned black not sure if I’m doing something wrong?
You might be, check out my care video to see if you are maybe doing something wrong. There is a lot that can go wrong if it's your first flytrap! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fQwx8wqpG_M.html
Sorry about that, I mostly get compliments about the music. It can be hard to please everyone, maybe I'll turn it down just a bit in future videos. Other than that, I'm really glad the video was helpful! If you decide to propagate, I wish you luck!
Hello Wendell, welcome! I will definitely be doing an update on this propagation. Still not much action, but it can take up to 60 days to see any real hits. Stay tuned!
Hi, any update on how the propagation is doing? I did the same thing since watching your video 3 weeks ago and the stalks are still green so I think that's a good thing.
Hey Scott, no update right now but I'm a little concerned. I am not seeing a lot of results with this batch. But I still have a lot of green so I'm not counting them out yet. I have a batch that I did 2 weeks before them and they are growing new traps like crazy so I'm a little confused why this group doesn't seem to be taking. I'm worried I waited a little too long to cut the flower stalks. But we will see. I can assure you the method does work, I've had many venus flytraps take off with this method. I will update on this specifically though, regardless of results. Stay tuned!
Definitely want to add perlite. If you don't, the peat moss turns into a brick. It's really important to add perlite or some large grain sand to help the substrate stay less compact.
I got some leaf cuttings and some are sprouting. I don’t know what to do next, can you get me any tips? When should I be planting them instead of having them laying on the substrate?
You know, I've never grown waterwheels. I've always been fascinated with them but haven't jumped into that arena yet. I'd love to some day, when I do, you can bet there will be a video about them! I don't want to advise on them as I don't have any experience growing them. Sorry about that...
No, absolutely not! Avoid miracle grow at all costs. They add fertilizer that will kill venus flytraps. Any peat that has additives are a no go. 100% pure sphagnum peat moss only.
Mine looked healthy like these 3 months ago,I left the flower stems on them and they started looking rough a month ago and still look rough due to crazy Indiana weather. If I cut them now that they've bloomed and wilted....will my plant regain it's healthy look and large traps again?
Yes, that should work! It's a little tougher as it's harder to maintain contact with the flower stalk but I have talked to people who have had success using sphagnum or in this case orchid moss.
Second thought, I think I'd rather use the vertical method with orchid moss as I feel the stalk would be in better contact rather than laying it down. No proof or anything, just my thoughts.
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub wondering if would be easier to make good contact with moss is by cutting/chopping it up in small pieces first so there is not as much air space? Kind of like you might do for planting seeds in sphagnum moss.
It did! Peat moss, when exposed to high humidity will put out some moss. Sometimes sphagnum and sometimes carpet moss. Although it looks nice, most of the time its best to pull it out since the roots compete with the flytraps.
Yes! I have springtails in many of my pots. They are cool critters. They do a good job eating some of the mold and fungus and older flytraps that die that I don't get to removing right away!
I use a hormone for my nepenthes cuttings but never needed it for venus flytrap. I don't see why it wouldn't work, it might even speed the process up. Should be okay!
My poor little bugger is not looking so well. But we have had some single digit nights. Any where from 9 to 5 degrees F. I have not put it into the green house. There are still a few green stems but not looking so hot.
Hey Sally, yes. That's pretty low temps. Make sure you give it something to protect it in temps that low. Cover with mulch or pine needles. If you have snow, you can cover it with snow too, this will also help. Or, best case is to find somewhere that's indoor but unheated. That will also get the temps up a bit!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub It is above freezing right now, I put it by the window with the sun shining on it and cracked the window to give it a little fresh air. I need a plant light. Thankyou for your reply.
my venus traps is hovering just above the dirt out towards the side and not vertical. Is this Normal? I had it for 8 days and I have notice the stalk has grown almost 2 inches taller and therapy have all open.
It really depends on the genetics of the plant. Some traps grow straight up, some grow tall, some stay low to the ground. Some grow more to the side. Some just go all over the place. I'd say there isn't anything wrong, as long as they are growing and opening, it sounds healthy!
My VFT is in dormancy. Is it normal for it to not be shedding its leaves very much. It has stopped growing or is growing at tiny speeds and is looking healthy. Is this ok (also I’m about 4 weeks in). I’m guessing i just have some odd type which grows weirdly lol.
The rate at which it stops growing really depends on how much light and temperatures. The warmer and more light, the more it will grow during dormancy. The less light and colder it will stop growing all together. It's a good sign that you aren't getting a lot of black and dying. There will be some of that, but it's not necessary. Just means your plant is healthy.
Great video, this should prove useful when my little fly trap is big enough to flower. How are your spectubilis x veitchii and spectubilis x platichyla? (Sry if I spelled that incorrectly)
The platychilla is killing it! Throwing out new pitchers like crazy and growing well. The veichii is not doing as well. It's growing like crazy but not throwing out as many pitchers. Been trying to mess with the humidity to help it grow a pitcher but haven't had one in a while. I'm afraid to mess with it too much since the platychilla is doing so well. I'll have to do an update on them soon!
Yes, they will all throw up some flower stalks. Usually at the beginning of the growing season. They will also put out a flower stalk if the plant is struggling. This is the plants evolutionary response to try and live, putting out a flower knowing the plant is going to die is a way for it to seed and carry on.
I don't currently have a pollination guide for flytraps. But, they do not self pollinate. Hou have to cross pollinate two different flytraps with a small paint brush or que tip. I haven't done it in a while, so I'd need to freshen up on it. But there are some great guides on RU-vid. This is just a guide to propagating flower talk cuttings.
You can if you use a specific kind and make sure that it is very diluted. I actually plan on doing a video about this soon! Use Maxsea, 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water. Make sure to spray on venus flytrap leaves only, do not get it in the soil.
I've never actually measured the humidity for the propagations. I just keep them covered most of the time. And yes, a 600W light that is dimmable should be more than enough!
That moss is not sphagnum moss with the baby plants it’s carpet moss and it’s awful. That stuff will compete with the plants. Your video was very helpful though just wanted to point out that carpet moss in general sucks.
Good callout Justin, I've never grown sphagnum moss so I wasn't sure. I do have a couple that have been in planters for a year or so, fighting the moss. Its hard because aesthetically, the moss is beautiful and is stunning with the flytraps. But... It does start to swallow the flytrap up. Definitely a bit of a battle between aesthetics and functionality.
Copied from a previous response.... I've never tried rooting hormones or powders before, but that's a good idea. I'm going to try that for a future video for sure! I have not personally propagating Sars before, just nepenthes. Mostly because my Sars collection is not very big right now. But it's something I might learn to do and make some videos about. I did use rooting powder for my neps and it really seemed to help!
I actually just got a new camera that does some pretty awesome time lapse. The problem with time lapse is it keeps your camera occupied for days or even months at a time. It's hard to lose your camera for this long. I'm trying to figure out a way to get some time lapse going though. I love time lapse footage so much!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub The way I’ve done it in the past is just take a picture every day or every week and compile them together in a software that way you can still use your camera for other things and not have to leave it there forever. Just mark the spot where tripod and or camera would sit that way you get them almost seamless.
Ya. You can do it that way but I'm trying to get a little more serious about it. Problem with the photo a day is the movement. I'm being super picky but I love a smooth time lapse. With that being said. No reason why I couldn't do one like your saying daily for a quick and easy lapse. Good idea!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub ya that’s true! It’s always better like that :) hope there’s an update soon I would love to see how they turned out! I’m just getting back into growing Carnivorous
This collection, the longest is about 3 years I think. I've been growing them on and off for many years though. Had to sell/give them all away several years ago due to some life changes.
You sure can! Keep in mind that sphagnum moss dries out a little quicker than peat, so just make sure you keep up on the water. At this age, they like to be pretty wet.
I am new to this. What does it mean to “clone” and does it matter? I bought a dying VFT in hopes I could revive it. Most of the leaves look like they are dying, but it started growing two flower stems. Should I cut them?
A clone can be achieved through natural rhizome division or when the plant splits and new growth happens. You can also clone with flower stalk and leaf cutting propagation. If you let the venus flytrap go to seed, the seeds collected will not produce cloned plants. The reason this is important is mostly for the integrity of the reselling market for hobbyist. If I let a B52 go to seed and grow new venus flytraps with those seeds I can't sell those new plants as B52's. If I cut a flower stalk from a B52 and it grows new plants, those can be labeled and sold as a B52. It's always important to label clones to what they are but to label seed grown venus flytraps as typicals. You can say they were grown from seed of a B52, but they still can only be resold as typical. I hope that clears up the importance of typical vs clone. In regards to the flower stalk, yes. If the plant looks shabby and isn't doing well, cutting the flowers is probably necessary as they do require additional resources to grow. Check out this video I did for more info on when to cut and when not to cut a flower stalk. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VzFezjtKOac.html If you have more questions, definitely ask away!
Honestly, not great for this batch. I'm going to be doing a video to update soon. I have another batch that I started the week before with the exact same method that are killing it. Stay tuned for an update!
After forty years of growing CP'S. Venus Flytrap's are the ones i never have any luck with, i can grow them for a year, let the go dormant and then they die, some that survived over winter it in to the next year only to die off a little later, as for cuttings or seeds again no luck what so ever! BTW don't call your planting media soil, whether its Peat or what ever, its not soil and its not compost! As some people my think they can go into the garden and use that!
Hello Keith, using the word soil can definitely cast some confusion. However, 90% of people watching/reading about these plants consider any type of substrate a soil, even though they are not. But, in the context that you recommended, you are probably right. I should have clarified or at least said what the "soil" is made out of.
Hello! Yesterday I bought my first venus flytrap thanks to your channel and I would like to know if I can use virgin sphagnum moss in strands to transplant the plant (in my country it is summer so it is not in dormancy). In addition, the plant has 3 babys that seem to be a few weeks old due to their size, should I use a special substrate for them or should I leave them in the original pot without transplanting them to avoid transplant shock? Thank you very much for all the information and good content. Ps sorry if there is any grammatical error, my native language is not english.
Yes, you can definitely use sphagnum moss to pot your venus flytrap. They do great in sphagnum moss. Usually, when you are repotting, you can remove the babies and just pot them in the same planter. It's really up to you though. You can also put them in their own pots to see if they will take off. You can use the same substrate for both the adults and young venus flytraps. Putting the babies in their own pot vs the same pot is really up to you! Also, it makes me so happy that my channel inspired you to buy a venus flytrap! That's amazing!! I hope yours does awesome!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub Thank you very much, as a child I've had a venus flytrap that died because of bad instructions and now that I found your channel I want to try again!
It drives me crazy that there are companies that market soil for carnivorous plants and when you run distilled water through it, it turns out to be hundreds of PPM. Somehow, my sarracenia survived and are now growing in it but if I test the water that goes through the medium, it still shows about 50 and has a brownish-yellow color to it. I planted my flytrap in pure sphagnum moss and it's now growing but I worry about the day I'll have to replant it.
Me too my friend. One of my long term goals with my business here is to sell ready to plant soil. No rinsing needed. All soil pre rinsed. No where seems to really have that.
Usually if they die, they turn all black. If the rhizome has any white on it, it has a chance. It will also turn black when the plant has completely died.
Which flower? The on that I cut? Sometimes cut flowers can continue to bloom, but the time frame is different. Each flower will bloom at different times.
I loved the video but I disagree with the topic that seeds are considered typical Venus flytraps. To call a dc xl seed a typical Venus flytrap is like calling a Roma tomato seed a vin ripe tomato even though you now it will grow a Roma tomato. In my opinion telling someone that a seed only grows a typical Venus flytrap doesn’t make sense and probably hurts the carnivores plant community.
Tolan, this is definitely something I see debated from time to time. I think your sentiment is absolutely true. The problem is though, that your comparing tomato's to venus flytraps. Which is... Apples and Oranges... Sorry for the dumb pun... The problem is that venus flytrap seeds do not carry the same genetic makeup as the parent plant. Often times the mutation that makes that venus flytrap a cultivar does not carry through to the seeds. It's really not fair to label a venus flytrap a DCXL when that plant did not inherit it's parents size and it just turns out to be a typical size. Or maybe you pulled seeds from a sawtooth and labeled it as so. The seed grown flytraps may not have the sawtooth shaped teeth. When it comes down to it, I really don't care what people label their plants. They can call them whatever they want. The big problem is that people really like to buy, sell and trade these plants. The genetic mutations are what make these often valuable and special. If that mutation does not not carry through seed grown plants (which it often does not) it kind of makes it unethical to label it as a cultivar when they are seed grown. The only way to clone venus flytraps is through leaf or flower stalk cuttings or tissue culture. Seed grown venus flytraps just don't consistently carry the parents genetic makeup enough to be considered clones. I probably kind of butchered all that. I strongly suggest going to the topic below at flytrapcare forums. There is a good discussion around this topic and the poster goes into the science, which they know much better than I. Your sentiment is spot on, but flytraps just don't carry genetic info through seeds like tomatoes do. www.flytrapcare.com/phpBB3/flytraps-seed-grown-vs-cultivar-genetics-cloning-growth-t16662.html
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub so the only way to crate more Venus flytraps is to let the rhizome divid on its own, use the flower stock , and ore tare off a leaf with a bit of rhizome attached to it. Is that correct?
Seeds will create more flytraps, they just won't carry the cultivar traits. Flower stalks, leaf pullings and tissue culture are the only way to guarantee a clone and mark it as a cultivar. Getting part of the rhizome on a leaf cutting doesn't impact it on whether it's a clone or not. Getting part of the rhizome helps the leaf pulling stay alive longer increasing the chance of a hit. And yes, a natural splitting of the rhizome will also produce the same plant. I hope that makes sense. The above really does a good job laying it all out if you are interested in learning more. This is a great question/observation. It's something not many people understand!
Ha, first off, I take nothing personal... That comes with a RU-vid channel. I battle between informative and longer vs shorter and to the point. Every time I do one or the other I get opposite comments. When I move fast, people say I left info out and prefer longer form content where I break everything down. Then when I do the longer form type content, I talk to much. Lol. It's all good my friend, I know I can't please everyone. I actually really appreciate the feedback as I'm always striving to find the right balance!
It definitely has! I repotted it this spring but it struggled a bit. It's finally coming out of it and starting to really grow nicely. Probably 4 plants now that I separated it!
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub thanks to your videos I just took my first flower stock cuttings. I had no clue that you could prop them, and feel ridiculous that I threw so many away.
Now that you know, you will have way too many babies growing! Sometimes I get stressed out when I see another stalk because it's so hard to not propagate them now. Lol.
I agree, this shocked me too. I never really measured my no additive peat in the past. Now that I've seen that, makes me wonder how many traps I've had struggle because I didn't rinse the peat well. Just another lesson learned I suppose.
@@CarnivorousPlantsHub I switched all my plants in general to spag and perlite mix because I never had luck with peat. Now I wonder if the peat was leaching dissolved solids in the water and messing with my other plants. Last year was a rough learning year.
I struggled with peat until I started rinsing it too. Plants were just always a bit sickly, they would live but never thrived. Since I have been rinsing, they have done SOOO much better. I think it's extremely likely.
