| Every year, I receive many phone calls
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| | or because the trap had come to the end
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| from parents wanting to purchase Venus
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| | of its life cycle?Select a Different
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| Flytraps for their kids' science
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| | Plant
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| project. I ask them what type of
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| | For these reasons, I often persuade
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| experiment that they
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| | parents to select a different plant. The
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| are doing, and usually it is about what
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| | ideal
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| type of food source will keep the traps
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| | plant is one that also moves, like the
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| closed. I patiently listen to what they
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| | Venus Flytrap, but is also actively
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| have to say, and then I share with them
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| | growing
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| three
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| | throughout the school year.The plant?
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| reasons why Venus Flytraps make lousy
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| | The Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis).The
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| test subjects:1. Venus Flytraps are
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| | Cape Sundew is native to South Africa and
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| usually dormant when school is in
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| | is considered a tropical plant. It does
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| session.
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| | not require any dormancy and will grow
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| The school year goes from September
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| | beautifully throughout the year. They are
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| through June. Venus Flytraps are often
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| dormant from November through April.
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| | also readily available by most nurseries
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| During dormancy, Flytraps stop growing
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| | that specializes in carnivorous
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| and their traps stop working.For any
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| | plants.Like Venus Flytraps, Cape Sundews
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| science projects to work, your young
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| | have leaves that close around an insect.
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| budding scientists will need to use
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| | It does
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| plants that are actively growing. That
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| | so very slowly, however, taking about 15
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| means the best time to do any science
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| | minutes to witness this amazing
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| project
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| | behavior.Just make sure that your plant
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| on Venus Flytraps is during June through
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| | has been grown in very bright lights and
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| September. Not many young budding
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| | has lots of
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| scientists are willing to do science
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| | dew on it. If not, your experiment may
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| projects during the summer when there are
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| | not work properly.So, if your kids want a
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| many
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| | Venus Flytrap for a science project, use
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| trees to climb and ponds to swim in.2.
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| | a Cape Sundew
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| Traps on a Venus Flytrap will open and
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| | instead. But, still get them a Venus
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| close about half a dozen times. After
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| | Flytrap. Growing it can be a part of
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| that, they stop working.
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| | their
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| Now, how many kids (and adults) out
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| | summertime activities.Jacob Farin and
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| there are disciplined enough to not poke
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| | Jeff Dallas are owners of Sarracenia
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| a
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| | Northwest, a nursery
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| Flytrap and to leave it alone? If a trap
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| | specializing in the cultivation of
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| does not close properly, would it be
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| | carnivorous plants. They are also
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| because
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| | authors of
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| of the testing stimulus or because the
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| | Secrets to Growing Beautiful Carnivorous
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| trap was poked and poked and poked and
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| | Plants for Your Home and Garden, the
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| poked and simply stopped working?3.
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| | most informative carnivorous plant guide
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| Traps will live for about 2 months, then
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| | ever written. Together, Jacob and Jeff
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| it stops working and slowly turns
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| | teach first-time growers how to grow
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| black, regardless if it had been
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| | Venus Flytraps, pitcher plants and
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| triggered or not.
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| | sundews
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| Again, if a trap does not close
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| | without a fancy greenhouse or goofy
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| properly, would it be because of the
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| | terrarium. Over 22 years of secrets are
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| testing stimulus
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| | revealed!
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