Venus flytrap
Also known as: Venus' fly trap; Venus' mouse trap
An evergreen, insectivorous perennial with rosettes of leaves spreading to 30cm wide. Each rosette comprises 6 or more leaves with a flat green stalk ending in a hinged trap to 2cm across. This trap is often flushed pink or red inside and edged with stiff bristles that interlock when the trap closes. In summer, clusters of tiny, white flowers are borne above the leaves
Scientific classification
- Species
- Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
- Genus
- Dionaea
- Family
- Droseraceae
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- Toxicity
- Conservatory Greenhouse · Houseplants
- Plant type
- Up to 10 cm
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Matforming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
- 15 – 25 °C
- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Venus flytrap
Distribution map
Eastern North America
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Venus flytrap
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Venus flytrap care guide
- Keep soil consistently wet with distilled water
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
- 15 – 25 °C
- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently wet with distilled water
Fertilizing
FertilizingNo fertilizer needed; feed insects instead
Pruning
PruningNone required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed or by division
Growing
GrowingGrow under glass in full light with shelter from hot sun in a humid atmosphere. Use an acidic potting medium mixed with moss and keep moist. See carnivorous plant cultivation for further information
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Aphids and mealybugs may be a problem
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