Problems with my dionaeas...help!

[jploera]

I´m having trouble growing my Dionaeas, all the other Droseras and Cephs do well but these guys wont.
At this point their traps are not growing and start dying. These have around one year...

I attach some pictures, any help is very appreciated!

   

[maiden]

Hello.
From my opinion, your soil mix is very compact, thats why your vfts just lag behind.
Your watering routine have to fit the soil mix, so just try to keep your plants on the dry side. Add water only when the media is 75% dryed.

If you want to water more often, add some perlite to your media and raise the ventilation around the plants.

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[jdallas]

Out of curiosity, what is your current soil mix? It looks a bit darker than normal.

Also, I would say you need stronger light for your flytraps. I don't see any signs of red in any of your traps. They really need direct sun, and your window you have them in looks fairly diffuse. Many sundews will tolerate slightly less light, and Cephalotus is definitely more shade tolerant. Venus flytraps are not. Our flytraps get 6-10 hours of direct sun on sunny days in the growing season.

Jeff

[jploera]

Perfect, the soil mix is 75% peat and 25% perlite.
I´ll reduce the watering and move them to a sunny area.

Thanks!

[peterhewitt]

Also keep in mind that plants of this sizetend to spend a shorter time growing and a longer time dormant than their more adult counterparts. Mine usually grow for only three months a year for the first three years, after which they begin having a longer growing season.