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Cephalotus and VFT Seedlings: Separate Pots, Different Soils

Don’t Mix Cephalotus and Flytrap Seedlings

Cephalotus prefers a sandier mix (2:1 sand:peat) and hates root disturbance. Dionaea seedlings thrive in 1:1 peat/perlite. Combining them compromises both.

Give each its own pot and appropriate medium from the start. Cephalotus especially resents being moved later.

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