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Spring Maintenance for Venus Flytraps: Leaf Pruning, Flower Management, and Cold Storage Tips

Prune Old Leaves, Manage Flowers Wisely

Clip older leaves near base each spring. Ensure plant was grown outdoors; if greenhouse-grown, don't shock with cold garage. Flowers don't kill healthy, sun-grown plants—only weaken shade-grown ones. Nursery lets flytraps bloom. See care sheets.

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