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Will my venue flybtrap survive outside. Can it tolerate frosts?

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  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    They come from Eastern USA where the winters are very cold, so they are completely hardy. Mine lives outdoors all year and is perfectly happy. Of course the leaves die down in winter but return in Spring.
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    That's good to know. Thanks!
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    What about watering and plant food. Any advice on how to care for them ?
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    Plus should I keep them in full sun or shade ?
  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    edited April 2021
    I grow mine in full sun and water them with rainwater - tap water should only be used as a last resort. The pot is in a saucer which can be kept wet. They get all the nutrients they need from their victims so you should never feed them. Carnivorous plants grow in boggy conditions where nutrients are leached out of the soil, which is why they have evolved to catch flies etc.
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    Brilliant. thanks 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Although they are hardy, like any young plant grown indoors, it will need hardening off by placing outside during the day and bring back in each night for a week to 10 days before you plant it.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    Oh I see. Will do. Thanks 
  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    I left it out and forgot to bring it in. Any chance of reviving it. I've brought it in now 
  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    It might recover, it isn't completely dead. 
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