Live Venus Fly Traps

Understanding Venus Fly Traps  Life Cycle of the Venus Flytrap:Year 1: Tiny seedlings emerge, their first two leaves are very small green petioles that will push the plant out of the seed and into the growing medium. Next tiny trap leaves will appear, fully functional despite their size of 1-2mm. The entire plant will rarely get larger than a penny the first year.Year 2: After the first dormancy the tiny plants will perform pretty much just like their larger relatives. Traps will reach up to 3/8 of an inch, and the plant will grow to an inch or so across.Year 3: Getting larger still with traps up to 1/2", now capable of catching something larger than a soil gnat. Third-year plants will get to be a couple inches tall, and some more robust plants may even flower.Year 4-5-6: Plants are now considered mature and will flower each season and can self-pollinate to produce seed. These may also start to split beneath the soil level and can be separated and repotted. Leaf cuttings may be taken t