Nepenthes victreebel Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Hello, I have had a Venus fly trap for about 7 months and have been keeping it inside on a sunny windowsill. I would like to move it outside but was wondering if it would need acclimation, if so, how would I do it. Outside it gets to around 4-5c and in the house is around 15c at night, I will attach pictures of the dionea in question if it will help. Thanks for your advice in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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linuxman Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Nepenthes victreebel said: Hello, I have had a Venus fly trap for about 7 months and have been keeping it inside on a sunny windowsill. I would like to move it outside but was wondering if it would need acclimation, if so, how would I do it. Outside it gets to around 4-5c and in the house is around 15c at night, I will attach pictures of the dionea in question if it will help. Thanks for your advice in advance. DM need a cold dormancy over the winter so you've left this a bit late. I keep mine in a cold greenhouse which will freeze on cold nights but that doesn't do any harm to the plants. I would say your plant is being kept too warm and should go outside or in a porch, say. You should protect it from strong winds/debris etc. and just keep the compost damp. It shouldn't be growing a flower at this time of year, so I'd cut that off. You can bring it back inside as the weather warms up. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes victreebel Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank you for the advice, I noticed you mentioned the flower spike, I thought the same thing about cutting it of, however I would like to take flower stalk cuttings for propagation. I just wanted to wait a bit longer before cutting it so I could get more cuttings. Is there any specific thing I need to do to acclimate it tho colder temps. Also it appears to be creating very wide petiole any ideas on why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Nepenthes victreebel said: Thank you for the advice, I noticed you mentioned the flower spike, I thought the same thing about cutting it of, however I would like to take flower stalk cuttings for propagation. I just wanted to wait a bit longer before cutting it so I could get more cuttings. Is there any specific thing I need to do to acclimate it tho colder temps. Also it appears to be creating very wide petiole any ideas on why? I'm quite brutal with mine and just shove them out in the cold, but I suppose you could do it gradually. As for the wide petiole, they do tend to get wider in winter but it may be down to insufficient light. We need a dionaea expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes victreebel Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 I would say personally lack of light is much more likely as the petiole is incredibly wide maybe around half an inch I’ll take more accurate measurements when I have time, I’m hoping it’s cuttings display the same quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chamberlain Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 yes it is due to low light intensity.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes victreebel Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 You'd be very lucky to get propagation from a flower stalk cutting. Give it a go, though. It might work. Best bet is to let it grow on this year then, by 2023, it should have produced new plants which you can separate out. You'll have more VFTs than you know what to do with in a couple of years! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes victreebel Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Update turns out the plant had been attacked by aphids and so I don’t think it will make it however I did cut the flower stalk about a week ago and have been treating it for pests hopefully it will recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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