Here are some practical tips for caring for the dangerous beauty Venus flytrap.
Predatory plant, flycatcher or venus flytrap. The plant is certainly unusual and exotic, but you can also grow it at home. The Venus flytrap is extremely whimsical. She requires constant attention and anxious care.
The first step after buying the plant is recommended to transplant. The flycatcher is a marsh plant, so it is necessary for planting to use a mixture that would contain peat or sphagnum moss. Moreover, the soil of the flycatcher should always be moist. Here you need to be extremely careful, because with excess moisture, plant decay will begin.
The flycatcher is very fond of light, but cannot stand direct sunlight. The air in the room where the plant lives should be humid. The ideal option would be to humidify the air around the plant with water from a spray bottle 2-3 times a day.
The flycatcher does eat insects. But despite the fact that this is a predator plant, you cannot independently throw flies, bugs to it. She may simply not digest them, then the flower will begin to rot, which will lead to his death. In addition, eating insects is not mandatory for the flycatcher; it resorts to it only as a last resort. With careful care, it is possible that the flycatcher will reward you with its flower.