Found out the other day that the natural habitat for the venus fly trap is literally a small radius around Wilmington, NC and not like some exotic jungle somewhere. One of the biggest curveballs I’ve ever been hit with
It’s kinda funny innit? It seems most people expect them to be a tropical plant but a huge variety of them are temperate and do need a dormancy period in order to stay healthy. I’m in zone 4 so it’s a little colder than they can handle, so for people in my zone with a carnivorous plant collection we need to be crafty. Putting them in a mini fridge works so they don’t die overwinter.
Found out the other day that the natural habitat for the venus fly trap is literally a small radius around Wilmington, NC and not like some exotic jungle somewhere. One of the biggest curveballs I’ve ever been hit with
It’s kinda funny innit? It seems most people expect them to be a tropical plant but a huge variety of them are temperate and do need a dormancy period in order to stay healthy. I’m in zone 4 so it’s a little colder than they can handle, so for people in my zone with a carnivorous plant collection we need to be crafty. Putting them in a mini fridge works so they don’t die overwinter.