Water Quality

Flytraps and many other carnivorous plants require good water quality. They can decline and even die if wateed with tap water, which has high salt and heavy minerals. Using rainwater, distilled water, or similar is ideal. I have seen a carnivorous plant decline from a single watering months before it finally died. It was such a gradual decline that it was difficult to recognize that the tap water was the issue. Fertilizer and soil type is also very important to their health. No fertilizer should ever be used and only peat moss should be used for potting. They are very demanding in their care. Here is a website that can provide more detail on how to grow them and what issue can impact their health: Http://www.carnivorousplants.org/howto/GrowingGuides/Dionaea.php