WINTER  WONDERS  THE DORMANT VENUS FLYTRAP

THE BASICS

BY: Christy Suzuki, RN

Dormant  Flytraps  

WHAT DOES A DORMANT FLYTRAP LOOK LIKE?

A DORMANT FLYTRAP LOOKS UGLY AND APPEARS AS IF IT’S DYING.

Dormant  Flytraps  WHEN AND WHY DOES IT GO DORMANT?!?

IN THEIR NATURAL SETTING, THEY WILL START GOING DORMANT AROUND THE END OF FALL AND BEGINNING OF WINTER.

THEY GO DORMANT BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO CONSERVE THEIR ENERGY AND KEEP WARM. THEY FALL TO THE GROUND TO OBTAIN THE EARTH’S HEAT.

Dormant  Flytraps  HOW WILL I KNOW THAT MY PLANT IS BECOMING DORMANT?!?!

YOUR SLEEPY FLYTRAP WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT IT’S TIME TO REST WHEN IT SLOWLY STOPS GROWING, AND IT’S LEAVES SLOWLY TURN BLACK AND DIE OFF (THE ROOTS ARE STILL ALIVE). DURING DORMANCY, YOUR PLANT SHOULD HAVE PARTS WHERE ITS NATURAL COLOR IS PRESERVED.

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I DON’T WANT MY FLYTRAP TO LOOK LIKE IT’S DYING! CAN’T I KEEP MY PLANT ALIVE AND AWAKE?!

WOULD YOU BE HAPPY IF SOMEBODY POKED YOU ALL DAY LONG WHEN ALL YOU WANTED TO DO WAS SLEEP?!?

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NOT ONLY WILL YOUR PLANT BE MAD AT YOU, BUT WITHOUT ADEQUATE REST… IT MIGHT ACTUALLY…

Dormant  Flytraps  …DIE…

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RULE #1: LEAVE YOUR PLANT ALONE!!

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HOW LONG DOES THE DORMANT PHASE LAST FOR?!

ABOUT THREE MONTHS

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WHEN WILL MY VENUS FLYTRAP “WAKE UP” AGAIN?!

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