Question
Hi can you tell me how to put my Venus flytrap in dormancy because i want to know  before it is to late it is september so can you tell me everything i need to know about venus flytrap dormancy.

Answer
First, I would like to recommend that you join an online carnivorous plant forum, where you will receive a variety of good answers, comments and information about questions such as this. A good forum is the FlytrapCare Forum at:

http://FlytrapCare.com/phpBB3/

Briefly, Venus Flytraps, if you are observant, will let you know when they want to become dormant. Their growth, which will have been fairly rapid during the summer, will slow down over a period of weeks until they are barely growing at all, and many or most of the older leaves may begin to turn brown or dry out and die. This can happen at different times depending on the latitude at which you live and the temperature and photoperiod (hours of daylight) they are exposed to.

Here in New Mexico, U.S. where I live, my Venus Flytraps typical begin to slow their growth in October, but don't enter dormancy until late November.

Venus Flytrap dormancy doesn't need to be too cold nor too long. During dormancy, most of the hours of the day should be between 40-55 degrees Fahrenheit (4-13 Celsius), but it is alright if some of the hours during the day are in the 60s and even 70s, so long as it is cool to mildly cold for much or most of the day.

Although Venus Flytraps can survive light frosts, one should avoid freezing temperatures in order to keep the leaves from dying, because any leaves that survive during dormancy photosynthesize and produce food that the plant stores for the following Spring, as well as for a minimal amount of growth during dormancy.

Venus Flytraps should have sunlight during dormancy, because they are not completely dormant. Instead, they continue to utilize sunlight to produce food (sugars) through photosynthesis.

The dormancy period should last about 12-14 weeks. Although it can be longer than that, it doesn't need to be. Venus Flytraps can be exposed to somewhat warmer temperatures and more sunlight after 12-14 weeks of dormancy and they are likely to respond by coming out of dormancy at that time. When they do break dormancy and begin to actively grow again, they can be placed where they will experience warmer temperatures and more sunlight most of the time.

Once again, I highly recommend that you join an online carnivorous plant forum such as the FlytrapCare Forum mentioned above, and ask these types of questions there. In the meantime, there are a great many informative but brief articles about how to care for Venus Flytraps, including a frequently-asked questions list about dormancy, at FlytrapCare.com--

http://www.FlytrapCare.com/

Best wishes,
Steve