Venus Flytrap Seedlings: First Winter Can Skip Dormancy

A grower sowed Dionaea seeds late September; asks if they can skip first dormancy under lights like Sarracenia seedlings.

First Year OK; Second Year Requires Dormancy

Keep under lights the first winter. By year two, they need a real dormancy. Sarracenia tolerate perpetual summer (e.g., Hawaii), but Dionaea usually die without cool, short days. They’re more dormancy-dependent.