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Acclimating a Hardware Store Venus Flytrap to Outdoors in Zone 9: Timing Matters

Zone 9 varies: Desert Southwest may be okay now; Bay Area too cold. Safest: keep in sunny south window until spring, then acclimate outdoors after frost risk passes.

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Care sheets at cobraplant.com/caresheets.

Good Growing!

Jacob Farin

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