Hold Venus flytrap in the pot

This is the size of the pot for a Venus flytrap

The ideal pot for a Venus flytrap has a diameter that matches the Height of the plant is equivalent to. It can also be a little bigger.

The depth should be such that you can insert a drainage below. In addition, the pot needs at least one large or several small drainage holes to ensure the water supply.

Pots made of water-absorbent materials such as clay must be well watered before planting so that they do not remove moisture from the substrate.

Which substrate is suitable?

You should never use simple garden soil to fill the pot, as it contains too many nutrients and is also not airy enough.

You can get special ones from specialist retailers Plant substrates for carnivores, to which the Venus flytrap belongs. You can also Orchid soil use, which, however, may only be lightly fertilized.

Experts put together their own plant substrate. The main components are:

• Peat (white peat)
• Peat moss
• Quark sand
• Expanded clay
• Styrofoam balls

Apply drainage!

Venus fly plants like it moist, but they don't like to stand with their roots directly in the water. Therefore, create a drainage made of pebbles or coarse-grained sand in the lower part of the pot.

Place the pot in the saucer

Put the pot in a coaster. Put rainwater in here until the water level is an inch or two. Once the water has been absorbed, wait two days and to water then again.

Make sure there is sufficient humidity. It should be constant between 40 and 60 degrees.

Avoid strong temperature fluctuations. A drafty place is unfavorable because it quickly gets too cool here. In summer you can also bring the Venus flytrap outside if you accustom the plant slowly.