Gibberellic Acid on Carnivorous Plants: Disaster – Don't Do It

Gibberellic acid (GA3) breaks seed dormancy but **kills carnivorous plants** when used as a growth promoter. Sarracenia Northwest tested it in 2004 on sundews, butterworts, Nepenthes – **all died like Roundup spray**.

Why It Fails

Carnivorous plants have **specialized nutrient uptake** that can't match GA3-forced growth. They starve structurally while trying to grow.

Only Safe Use

• **Seed germination** for species needing stratification (e.g., some Sarracenia).
• Never on established plants.

Experiment only on plants you can afford to lose.