Dionaea muscipula
Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) grow in nutrient poor bogs ensnaring prey to meet their nutritional needs.
The Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, is every child’s favourite carnivorous plant. Husbands can also be entertained for hours. Venus flytraps are cute little bog denizens that grow in nutrient poor soils. They have evolved the ability to acquire the nutrients they need by capturing insects with their quickly closing, claw-like pads which are modified leaves. Grow in full sun sitting in a dish of water. Can be grown as a houseplant as well. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Venus Flytrap
Family: Droseraceae (The Sundew Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: under 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Bogs and wet savannahs in sandy and peaty soils.
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