Venus fly trap is flowering. Dionaea muscipula
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Well it seems to have been a long time coming but it is now flowering. I have never seen a Fly trap in flower so I was quite excited.
A few months ago it looked like this.
This was back in Dec 08.
Then in Feb 09 it had grown a nice long flower shoot.
Today it looks like this. This is the second flower, there are more to come as well as another flower shoot.
It lives on the window of my utility room and thrives on water from the water butt.
- 25 Mar, 2009
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The flowers are usually cut off to conserve the plant's energy, unless seed is desired. Still, they're nice to see every now and again and it's a nice healthy looking plant you've got.
25 Mar, 2009
Never realised they had a flower. I have tried to keep them but have always been unlucky they alway die on me Dont really no why. Nice photos
25 Mar, 2009
Donnah, they constantly sit in a saucer of rain water, tap water kills them.
Hope that helps if you decide to try again.
25 Mar, 2009
That's fantastic :o)
26 Mar, 2009
I did'nt know they flowered either, dont seem to have much look with them, it looks really well.
26 Mar, 2009
I have never seen these flower either..... yours seems to be doing well........
26 Mar, 2009
How exciting!
27 Mar, 2009
Hi mine are flowering for the first time, but as Rydeboyz says they can sap the plants energy, so I am limiting mine to one flower, just in case.
27 Mar, 2009
Very speical I love the flower how fun.
29 Mar, 2009
hi treesandthings. got to say it looks nice and thanks to replying to my comment on your photo. decided that if mine send up a flower spike itll get cut off straight away. p.s i really like the look of your garden. ;-)
16 Jun, 2009
My Venus Flytrap is beginning to flower, I am excited now because now I know how lovely it looks.
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I never even knew they flowered! Pretty little flower.
25 Mar, 2009