Venus flytrap

[horticulturist]

I have Venus Flytrap (no pictures) that looks just like a common/typical one but the inside of the traps are green instead of pinkish. Is that just when a plant is young or is it a different species? Any ideas?

 

[wickedthistle]

Hi horticulturist,

Welcome to the forums! Your plant could be an all-green variety, but more likely it receives less light than some of the other plants that other people grow. Could you give us a description of what direction window you have, if it's outside, or under growlights?

Mine are inside, northern window, indirect light all day. They don't get a pinkish color unless they get direct light during the summer months.

 

[uglypho]

Hhhhmmmm... It could be a typical that has been deprived of sunlight.

 

[horticulturist]

The light comes from a skylight. It gets 2-4 hours of indirect sunlight a day. It also gets 2-3 bugs a month.

 

[pond boy]

Definately insufficient light vfts preffer high light levels.

 

[horticulturist]

Okay, so I need to give it more light. But I found two more things: 1. the leaves are twice as wide as the traps. I see pictures where the leaves are really small like a toothpick. 2. the traps only barely open no matter how long I leave it. I only feed it small knats because I can't find any flys. Is that a problem? Can you help me find out what to do?

 

[BobZ]

To repeat: Give it more light. Wide petioles and small traps often result from insufficient light. Perhaps the plant is trying to produce more surface area for photosynthesis.

 

[Darcie]

It also sounds dorment. It should wake up when you increase the light.

 

[horticulturist]

I have another problem. The traps will not close no matter what. The leaves are also turning brown in places, and a hole rotted in one trap and the spider it had in it for 15 days fell out through the hole. Is that normal, because it is just sending a flower stalk up? It hasn't bloomed yet but it just has green buds.

 

[droseradude]

that is because it is dormant.

 

[PlantAKiss]

I am moving this topic over to the Flytrap forum. This isn't really about ID'ing a plant. And you might get more help there than here.

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PAK