The easiest way to propagate a Venus Flytrap is by dividing larger plants. New rhizomes form every year, which can be easily separated. The offshoots grow very quickly and soon produce new flowers.

Propagation via offshoots is the simplest method

Venus flytraps reproduce vegetatively

In addition to seed, Venus flytraps also reproduce vegetatively. The plant forms new rhizomes underground, from which offshoots arise.

The offshoots can be easily separated from the mother plant by plucking them off. You can also cut them off with a knife or scissors.

It is important that enough roots and leaves remain on each section.

The best time for obtaining cuttings

To avoid unnecessary stress for the Venus flytrap, wait until spring to divide the plant. Then you have to repot larger specimens anyway.

Prepare plant pots by draining the bottom and filling them with carnivorous soil or homemade peat and sand substrate.

Water the pot well so that the substrate is completely soaked.

How to care for the offshoots of the Venus flytrap

  • Set up offshoots bright and warm
  • do not place in direct sunlight at first
  • Keep substrate moist
  • cover plastic bag if necessary
  • Air the plastic bag regularly

After division, place the offshoots in the prepared pots. Care for the offshoots the same way you would care for an adult Venus flytrap.

However, you should not place the offshoots directly in the sun for the first few weeks. First enough new roots have to form so that the plant can supply itself with water. Before taking the offshoots outside, slowly acclimate them to fresh air.

During the initial period, the Venus flytrap needs water more frequently, which you put on top of the substrate. Many experienced growers even recommend putting a plastic bag over the pot for a while to keep the substrate from drying out. However, the bag must be aired more frequently so that the offshoot does not become moldy.

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You can also grow Venus Flytraps from seeds. However, it takes several years for the first flowers to appear. Another method of propagation is growing from leaf cuttings.

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Vegetable garden