Hi Brian and wecome. It's nice to have someone from South Africa. I'll
bet you have lots of things that are new to us growing there. I don't
know anything about Venus Fly Traps, but I'm sure someone else will.
Karen, NW of Pittsburgh, PA
Zone 6/5b
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enough people to make it worth the effort.
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We had a Venus Fly Trap for a while-- it did fine as long as
it was nestled in among a grouping of plants where the
atmosphere was quite humid right around it; the light was
moderately bright but indirect and I watered it by keeping
the bottom of the pot in a saucer of water for the most part
so it stayed pretty wet. (My watering can be erratic so it
was moist to wet not always wet.) Problem came when I moved
the other plants outside for the summer -- the flytrap just
languished away!
The best looking ones I have seen have been in terrariums.
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Hi
I have recently subscribed to this list, My name is Brian I live in =
South Africa and love gardening, I tried all sorts of things my latest is =
the Venus Fly Trap.
I have a couple of questions about it:
How does one get them to grow ? (seeds, cuttings etc..)
How to look after them and there needs (do's and dont's)
Hope someone can help me...
Kind Regards
Brian
Hi Barbara
Thanks for that information, what I would like to know =
is how does one get one to grow...do they grow from shoots, cutting or =
seeds....... thanks
Brian
> martin@MAIL.CVN.NET 03/04/00 01:35AM >>>
We had a Venus Fly Trap for a while-- it did fine as long as
it was nestled in among a grouping of plants where the
atmosphere was quite humid right around it; the light was
moderately bright but indirect and I watered it by keeping
the bottom of the pot in a saucer of water for the most part
so it stayed pretty wet. (My watering can be erratic so it
was moist to wet not always wet.) Problem came when I moved
the other plants outside for the summer -- the flytrap just
languished away!
The best looking ones I have seen have been in terrariums.
--
Barbara Martin
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Why thank you Karen I am sure in time we will be able to learn about each =
others cultures.....
Regards
Brian
I don't know what zone I am so I cannot write that :-))
> d-k-barker@JUNO.COM 03/04/00 01:31AM >>>
Hi Brian and wecome. It's nice to have someone from South Africa. I'll
bet you have lots of things that are new to us growing there. I don't
know anything about Venus Fly Traps, but I'm sure someone else will.
Karen, NW of Pittsburgh, PA
Zone 6/5b
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Living with a Venus Fly Trap:
http://www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departments/hort/hortinfo/plants/venus.html
Dionaea, including a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section:
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq520.html
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq200.html
Leaf cuttings mature slightly quicker than seeds..but suggests the quickest
way to propagate them is to buy them from your friendly carnivorous plant
nursery.
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq248.html
This page has instructions for growing Venus Fly Traps from seed:
http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html
Quoted text, from that page:
These seeds should be sown on the surface of the
compost and not covered. The compost should be
quite moist and we would recommend that you cover
the seed container with a piece of glass or clear
plastic and leave in a temperature of approximately
65'F in a position which receives diffused light.
Once some of the seeds have germinated air should
be admitted gradually otherwise the seedlings
may damp off.
Alternatively the seeds can be sown on to moist
blotting paper or kitchen towel placed in a saucer.
Cover with a transparent cover and place on a windowsill
which receives plenty of light, but not direct sunlight.
Keep the blotting paper wet at all times and when the
tiny seedlings are large enough to handle prick out into
small pots. If the INSECT EATERS are sown using the first
method described the compost requires to be both moist
yet free draining. Use only pure peat with no fertiliser
added to which sphagnum moss should be added if available.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
Thank you so much for the information it has been well recived and I =
aprecaite it.
Regards
Brian
> dorsett@BLUERIVER.NET 03/04/00 05:36PM >>>
Living with a Venus Fly Trap:
http://www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departments/hort/hortinfo/plants/venus.html
Dionaea, including a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section:
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq520.html
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq200.html
Leaf cuttings mature slightly quicker than seeds..but suggests the =
quickest
way to propagate them is to buy them from your friendly carnivorous plant
nursery.
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq248.html
This page has instructions for growing Venus Fly Traps from seed:
http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html
Quoted text, from that page:
These seeds should be sown on the surface of the
compost and not covered. The compost should be
quite moist and we would recommend that you cover
the seed container with a piece of glass or clear
plastic and leave in a temperature of approximately
65'F in a position which receives diffused light.
Once some of the seeds have germinated air should
be admitted gradually otherwise the seedlings
may damp off.
Alternatively the seeds can be sown on to moist
blotting paper or kitchen towel placed in a saucer.
Cover with a transparent cover and place on a windowsill
which receives plenty of light, but not direct sunlight.
Keep the blotting paper wet at all times and when the
tiny seedlings are large enough to handle prick out into
small pots. If the INSECT EATERS are sown using the first
method described the compost requires to be both moist
yet free draining. Use only pure peat with no fertiliser
added to which sphagnum moss should be added if available.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
In a message dated 3/3/00 8:52:50 PM Central Standard Time,
Brian.Sandow@ESKOM.CO.ZA writes:
<< I love gardeing myself now I wat to try this venus fly trap I am still
trying to find out how it is grown... >>
We have divided venus fly traps and grown them from seed. By far the faster
way is to root cuttings, but most did not survive. Growing them from seed
was easier, but the soil had to stay moist. One dry day and they were gone.
They grow wild here in the swampy areas of FL, mostly in muddy areas that get
full sun. They were much easier to germinate in that mud than any where
else.
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26
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feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty of nature. If you want to learn
about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the
language that she speaks in. -Richard Feynman (1918-1988)
