How to prune venus flytrap 'dente'

End of dormancy (late winter/early spring) for clearing dead foliage. Use small, clean scissors to cut fully blackened leaves or traps at their base. Do not remove partially darkened leaves — allow the plant to fully reabsorb nutrients first.

As needed; major tidy-up once per year after winter dormancy. Venus Flytrap 'Dente' needs minimal pruning. Remove individual traps or leaves only when they are entirely black and dead — the plant reabsorbs nutrients from dying tissue, so leave darkening traps until fully spent. Cut back the entire plant to the rhizome after dormancy if foliage is all dead. Never trim healthy traps.

Use small, clean scissors to cut fully blackened leaves or traps at their base. Do not remove partially darkened leaves — allow the plant to fully reabsorb nutrients first.