>From my limited experience, I'm not sure that it makes much
difference. Even if you cut them off, the flower stalk still
remains, and it seems a while before the rosette gets round to
doing much else.
Are some Dionaea more red than others? I collected seed from my
'not very red' plant, and got 'not very red' seedlings, whereas
seed from a different source (Chiltern Seeds) has produced seedlings
that are intense red inside the traps - it can't be the growing
conditions as both are treated the same. It's a slow business - the
largest traps are only just reaching a decent size (0.5 inch/12 mm)
after 3 years.