Place the fluorescent light fixture above the venus flytrap and adjust the height of the light fixture to 12 inches above the plant.
Venus fly trap terrarium with light.
Venus fly traps are sun lovers.
They are one of nature s wonders.
Venus flytraps require an annual dormancy period.
It s time for another experiment the venus fly trap terrarium.
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A member of the plant kingdom that eats members of the animal kingdom.
Most people have wanted a venus flytrap at one point in their life but the terrariums they come in are always so small.
Venus flytraps will eventually die if grown under fluorescent lights year round with the same amount of light each day.
As you have or will learn in your first biology course light is the key component for photosynthesis.
A lot of you have been asking me to do a carnivorous plant terrarium for some time and here s.
It is possible to grow venus flytraps under lights during the summer and then move them elsewhere for dormancy.
Most of the energy venus fly traps generate for growing is created through photosynthesis.