A Venus Flytrap is something very special. After all, she eats insects. If you also want this plant, you can sow it yourself.
The seeds of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) are extremely germinable under the right conditions. However, it will take a few years for a full-grown carnivorous plant to develop. If you want to sow the Venus flytrap and thus grow it yourself or multiply the Venus flytrap, then you have to be patient. But your patience will pay off.
How to sow the seeds correctly
❶ Cool seeds:
The Venus flytrap is one of the cold germs whose seeds you have to expose to low temperatures before cultivating. Simply place the seeds in the fridge for three to four weeks. Use a closed container to keep out moisture and mold. You can also extend the cold phase a bit if necessary, but the seeds do not last indefinitely. So start sowing after three months at the latest.
❷ Prepare substrate:
Peat mixed in with some sand is ideal for growing the seeds. Crush large, solid chunks of peat so that later the roots of the seedlings do not encounter impenetrable obstacles. Then place the substrate in a wide seed tray with a perforated bottom and place the filled tray in a bath or shower tub with some water. Then allow the substrate to become saturated with moisture and then drain excess water.
❸ Sow Venus Flytrap:
Distribute the Venus flytrap seeds on the moist substrate, keeping a few centimeters apart. Leave the seeds uncovered and place the seed tray in a bright spot. The first seeds will germinate in two weeks and the last seeds in just over a month.
❹ Water seeds and seedlings:
Do not water the seeds and seedlings of the Venus flytrap from above with the watering can, but let the substrate regularly draw water from below through the holes in the seed tray. To create a warm, humid climate, you canCover the top of the dish with cling film and perforate it with a needle so that the air exchange does not come to a complete standstill.
❺ Separate seedlings:
Sooner or later the growth of the seedlings will make the seed tray a little cramped. Now select the largest and strongest specimens, carefully remove them from the substrate and place them individually in medium-sized flower pots. A peat-sand mixture is also optimal for the growing and later for the large Venus flytraps.
Now patience is required: It will now take about three to four years for the plant to develop into a full-fledged insect repellent with the infamous red trapping leaves. It is of course important that you properly care for and overwinter the Venus flytraps. You don't have to feed the Venus Flytrap.