Venus Flytrap from Lowe's "Death Cube": Cut All Leaves to Save It

A VFT from Lowe's, repotted and placed outside in 60–80°F days (brought in at night), developed expanding brown-green patches. Grower suspected shock.

Radical But Effective Fix

Cut off ALL leaves/traps. "Death cube" plants are often too weak to acclimate. Removing foliage stops transpiration stress on compromised roots, allowing energy to build new, healthy leaves.

Timeline

• New leaf set emerges in ~6 weeks (around May).
• Protect from frost at night; day temps are fine.
• Use 5" pot, ½ peat (bale), ½ perlite/sand, water tray.

Harsh but works—many nursery-grown VFTs recover this way.