Indoor Flytrap Lighting: Desk Lamps Won't Cut It

Single flytrap, small fluorescent desk lamp or aquarium hood light? Insufficient.

Light Requirements

• Plants need red + blue spectrum (not middle/green).
• Color temp 5000–6500K (sunlight ~5300K).
• Intensity: full sun = 40,000–50,000 lumens.

Realistic Indoor Setup

Our nursery indoor grow: six 40W twin shop lights (cool white), side-by-side, 4×4 ft coverage, 16 hr/day, plants on stairstep shelves 5–15" from tubes. Grows purple Sarracenia & flowering flytraps.

Better Advice

Grow flytraps outdoors. They're perennials. For lighting expertise, consult AllExperts "Artificial Plant Lighting" category.

Resource: Indoor Plant Lighting guide