Venus Flytrap

FAQs

• Can a Venus fly trap kill you?
  Venus flytraps can't hurt you, even if you leave your fingers in there for a long time. ... Even the humans who don't uproot them, trample them, or trigger them enough times that the plants fatally expend their energy can accidentally poison flytraps by giving them tap water or starving them of sunlight.
• Why are Venus fly traps illegal?
  The North Carolina Plant Conservation Program lists the Venus flytrap as a species of Special Concern-Vulnerable in North Carolina, and poaching of this plant became a felony in 2014. ... Poaching is also a serious threat to the Venus plant and increased incidents of theft have been prosecuted in recent years.
• Are Venus fly traps legal in the US?
  Venus' flytraps can be bought legally at a variety of stores. ... When poachers dig up flytraps on private or public property, they often sell them to local nurseries and say they dug them up on their own property, which would be legal, Dean said.
• Why did my Venus Fly Trap die?
  Like many other temperate plants, Venus flytraps require a cold winter dormancy in order to survive long-term. As the daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, it's normal for some traps to go black and die as your plant enters its winter resting phase. ... You can read more about Venus flytrap dormancy here.