Where would I buy a venus fly trap?

[lucysmam]

Dd2's curious about them & we have previously, unsuccessfully, tried a "grow your own" from somewhere like Home Bargains.

Any idea where to maybe find an established one? Or buy a grow your own kit that'll actually do some growing?

(Yes, I could google before anyone tells me this...sometimes other people's recommendations are better though!)

I got mine from a local garden centre. It doesn’t trap anything though!

Our local garden centre sell well established ones.

Not Firebox. We bought a grow your own from there that didn’t nothing. It was a Santa gift as well which made it a bit awkward.

Also interested in this! (Sorry not helpful)

Local garden centre is almost certainly better than mail order

We've been getting a lot of plants from yougarden, and they've been very good quality. www.yougarden.com/item-p-800155/venus-fly-trap

Try local garden centres.

Timetoreflect we hatch flies for dd2's praying mantis to eat so hopefully could try and tweezer feed it, if we get one.

I don't drive to get to a local garden centre but my dad's likely to visit one so I'll ask him to keep an eye out.

sueelleker thank you for the link, I'll see what my dad says then have a look at them properly.

Ikea sell tiny ones.

B&Q have them in usually

Sundew and pitcher plants are much easier to not kill imo. Fly traps are notoriously difficult to keep.
Either way, when you get a carnivorous plant, pop the pot into a big jam jar and make sure there is always a good inch of rain water in the bottom.
Good luck!

Once you have one, try giving it rain water only, instead of tap water.
That was the tip from a seller at a garden show and DD1's is still going strong after 3 years (and it flowered).

I got one from Groupon a couple of years ago, was perfect!

I collect carnivorous plants and this nursery have the best I've found in the UK.

www.hantsflytrap.com/

Rain or distilled water only and keep them in a saucer of water. I'd recommend getting a pitcher plant too.

@Bebeschitt why a jam jar?

Clearly we need to do some better research than buy one & feed it the occasional fly!

Errol has distilled water rather than tap water so we're good on that front.

We'll look up pitcher and sundew plants too. This sounds like it'll keep dd occupied for a while actually!

Thanks for this thread. I treated myself to a little Venus Flytrap the other day to go with my little family of succulents in the conservatory and he's looking very sorry for himself. I'll go and get him a drink.

It helps to keep them humid so it's like a little greenhouse. Big pickle jars are ideal. Fortunately I have a jar addiction so have lots to choose from!
Our plants are on a sunny windowsill- it gets strong afternoon sun and they are thriving. The sundew has flowered too.
Pitchers go dormant in the winter, ours has doubled in size this year. Amazing little plants.

Ooh, interesting. We'll definitely have to do some more research before we buy anything!