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We’ve managed to keep this one alive over the winter, and have been rewarded with a lovely little white flower!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That looks super cute!

One thing you might want to know, it costs venus fly traps a lot of energy to create flowers. It can be a risk to let it flower, since it might take so much energy that it dies off afterwards. Of course you know your own plant best, just in case you see it starting a flower stalk when it's not doing too well, you can (literally) nip that in the bud!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for letting me know! That’s very useful in helping me make decisions about whether to let it continue.