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Rescuing Stunted Venus Flytraps After Missed Dormancy

Skipping winter dormancy exhausts Venus flytraps completely. Plants kept too warm wither away—repotting in spring won't reverse this. Forcing dormancy now would kill them; they lack starch reserves to survive.

Maximum effort: full sun exposure. Even then, recovery is unlikely. Our 18-month indoor experiment produced severely unhealthy plants that died after returning outdoors. Accept the lesson—flytraps are relatively inexpensive to replace. Care guides at cobraplant.com/caresheets.

Jacob Farin

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