(Dionaea)
Soil Recipes:
Do best in one part peat to one part sand.
Containers:
Plastic Pots, and glazed-ceramics.
Watering:
Water from a tray, keep soil wet to damp year round. If you want you can water over-head occansionally.
Light:
Full sun promotes vibrant colors!
Climate:
Warm summers, cold winters.
Greenhouses:
Not the best thing but can be put in them.
Outdoors:
I wouldn't recommend it.
Terrarium:
Great in terrariums. In the winter reduce photo period and put ice-cubes on the soil so the roots can stay cool.
Windowsills:
Good for very sunny windowsills. Should be kept cold for winter though.
Bog Gardens:
Ehhh. You can try it. It can work.
Feeding:
Bugs that fit in the trap...
Fertilizers:
Do best without it. You can give it some epiphytic fertilizer occasionally.
Transplanting:
They enjoy being transplanted into fresh soil every one or two years. Best if transplantd in late winter.
Have questions, e-mail me. There is about 8 different species if you would like information or pictures on them, e-mail me with the address on the homepage.
