Dente Fly Trap
Taxonomy
Dionaea muscipula 'Dente'
Dionaea
Droseraceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Dente Fly Trap
How often to water your Dente Fly Trap
Dente Fly Trap needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Dente Fly Trap in your home
Dente Fly Trap love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Dente Fly Trap does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dente Fly Trap in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Dente Fly Trap
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dente Fly Trap after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Spider Mites Woke up and checked my #VenusFlyTrap this morning and saw tiny webbing. Pretty sure it has spider mites. 😑 How does one get rid of them without hurting the plant or accidentally triggering the traps? Couldn’t get a good picture #sodonewithbugs #spidermites #PestControl #PestsAndPlants #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #CarnivorousPlants
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Hello again I just got my Venus fly trap yesterday and winter is coming here in the east coast so I don’t know how much water I should give it and I don’t know when to feed my trap because he is just a baby #VenusFlyTrap
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Happy #cpclubthursday! My #VenusFlyTrap caught another fly! I’m excited on how many bugs my VFTs have been catching lately! 🪰🕷️ She’s definitely enjoying her sunny window and loves to catch flies. ☀️🪟 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #CarnivorousPlants #PlantCorner #PestControl #PlantShelfie
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Yo I’m wondering if I should put my baby Venus fly trap in a saucer now I just got him yesterday and he is very moist #VenusFlyTrap #cpclubthursday
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#cpthursday ft. My #VFT who was accidentally given a large dose of tap water by an unknowing family member. He’s doing a bit better! Even attempting to produce a flower. Hoping that he will continue to recover well and produce more healthy traps, as the ones he had been producing before the incident passed away sadly:/
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Guys i feel like my VFT soil is getting more moist but i feel like he is being over watered and the water in the cup hasn’t gone down that much and its loosing soil when in the water #VenusFlyTrap #cpclubthursday
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When do i water The app says to water my VFT 1-2 times a week but not specific days it was last watered on Tuesday but it says I should water it next Sunday but I think it’s a bug because it says the same for my golden pothos
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#cpclubthursday Flower Power ! So I’m the first to admit these photos are too late for #cpclubthursday ;which remarkably just gained it’s 200th member) and #FreshLeafFriday #FreshFeaturedFriday however I wanted to show how this Venus Fly Trap starts out as a single “flower” and then produces about 6 new flowers as it grows! I realize many of my Northern Hemisphere VFT fans are starting to see the signs of dormancy (see dormancy from last Thursday’s #cpclubthursday post) so I thought I’d share this VFT coming out of dormancy as we head into a warm spring here on the other side of the world. The flowers will be well above the “prey catching” traps of the rest of the plant (which are increasingly looking hungry 😋 ) With 200 members, maybe it’s time to celebrate this coming Thursday as we move into October ! 😀🥰👍🙏 #HappyPlants (I see there is now over 1000 happy plant members too !!!) #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #OrchidLovers #GrowLights #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #VFT #VenusFlyTrap #GregGang #theamigos #Seymour
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My concern grows for this little baby trap as it slowly grows more and more into the mouth of a bigger trap 😅 #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #VenusFlyTrap
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Dang, homie picked those exoskeletons clean 🫨 do I take them out or…? #VenusFlyTrap
Care Summary for Dente Fly Trap
Dente Fly Trap
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.