The methods of reproduction of Venus flytraps
- Seeds
- division
- Leaf cuttings
The easiest way to grow Venus flytrap is by dividing it. The plant forms new rhizomes every year. This form of reproduction is also the fastest. If you Venus flytraps made from seeds or pulling cuttings, you need a lot of patience until flowers and the characteristic folding traps form.
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Propagation via seeds
If the flowers, which develop from the third or fourth year onwards, are not cut, seeds will form after pollination. You can harvest this and sow it yourself.
Note that the Venus flytrap belongs to the cold germs and the light germs. The seeds must go through a cold phase and may after sowing not be covered.
Propagation via rhizomes
Reproduction via rhizomes is very easy. In the spring, when you should repot your Venus flytrap anyway, share larger plants simple.
To do this, all you have to do is pull the Venus flytrap apart with your hands. The ones won in this way
Offshoot plant in new pots filled with carnivorous soil. The young plants are cared for in the same way as adult specimens.Grow new plants from leaf cuttings
In order to propagate Venus flytraps via leaf cuttings, you need a healthy plant. Cut the leaf as deep as possible at the base. It is ideal if a root residue remains on the cutting.
Prepare pots with loose peat and stick the leaf cutting into them. Place the pot in a very bright place, but not in direct sunlight.
Make sure that the plant substrate remains evenly moist. It can take a few weeks for the first roots to develop. Then the offshoot is in pots with Carnivore soil set and maintained as normal.
Tips
Venus flytraps are arguably the best-known carnivorous plants, although they only occur in a very limited area in nature. Caring for the carnivorous plant is not easy. As a beginner plant, the novice should prefer to Butterwort species to grab.