Question
I have just transplanted my two vft's into a tall plastic pot. They have absolutely no leaves but their bulbs are still white. They are at the moment by a west facing window. I was wondering what I should do with them right now before they die. Where can I place them without burning them with heat and sun. How should I care for them at this point.

Answer
Hi Ryan,

Since your plant is still waking up from winter dormancy, you can place them outdoors right now as long as your nighttime temperatures are no lower than 30癋.  This is only a precaution since your plant is indoors and might not be well acclimated to very cold temperatures.  As new leaves develop, they will be perfectly acclimated to sunlight and outdoor growing.  

Ideally you can grow them outdoors throughout the year without having to bring them indoors, depending on your location. At our nursery in Oregon, we grow our flytraps exclusively outdoors.  They experience temperatures as high as 102癋 in summer and temperatures as low as 14癋 in winter.  

Your concern about your flytraps dying is real.  Most people have a difficult time growing flytraps indoors.  Even with our own experiments growing them indoors, both in south and west windows, the longest we've kept one alive was 18 months.  Those that we grow outdoors, however, can live for many years.  We have many in our private collection that are at least 8 years old.  A few are at least 10 years old.

For more information about growing flytraps, read our care sheets:
http://www.cobraplant.com/caresheets

Good growing!
Jacob Farin