AboutSarracenia Northwest Expertise Got a carnivorous plant problem? The growers at Sarracenia Northwest can help! Carnivorous plant experts Jeff Dallas and Jacob Farin have helped thousands of growers around the world, and they can help you too. When you submit your question, they will diagnose your situation and offer a solution to help you get your carnivorous plant back on track.
Experience With over 40 years of combined experience, Jeff and Jacob has definitely taken a straight forward approach to growing carnivorous plants. Get the straight facts from the guys who grow and propagate thousands of these plants every year.
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We no longer answer how-to questions (i.e. How do I propagate...?; How do I grow...?).
Instead, we help growers by diagnosing a specific plant problem and offering solutions (i.e. Why is my sundew not producing dew?; Is now a good time to divide my Sarracenia?; Why are the traps turning black?; What's a good substitute for perlite?; Why didn't my seeds germinate?; Can you identify this carnivorous plant for me?)
Question So, I have a venus flytrap that I picked up at a local nursery [sadly before I
found out about cobraplants.com] and it looks like it is starting to produce
flowers. Can they fertilize themselves using their own pollen, or does it require
pollen from another venus flytrap? I guess my question is, since I have only one
flytrap, will I be able to produce seeds?
Answer Hi Aaron,
Sometimes another flower on the same plant can work, but usually self-pollinaton doesn't on Venus flytraps. Chances are you won't be able to get seeds this year unless you get another plant in bloom.
