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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

I just looked up the other day how to take care of the venus flytrap my son insisted we buy. It said it needs poor soil, do not fertilize it, and that they get their nutrients from their prey (and should be fed if kept indoors).

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

They're a huge pain in the ass to take care of. Ours died because it got rained on

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i love nature

a plant can evolve to survive in soil without any nutrients by becoming carnivorous, but rain? that's a step too far buddy

also reminds me of lurking in the magic mushroom growing subreddit, in the wild those mushrooms can grow on literal cow shit, but in people's homes they die if their rice is not sterile enough

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago

Afaik there aren't any carnivorous plants that can be killed with rainwater. It's much more likely that they were out where the sprinkler could get them (hard water, chlorine, etc will kill carnivorous plants). Never, ever water carnivorous plants with tap water.

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