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Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
Other known names: Flytrap
A temperate bog plant with snap traps and a required winter dormancy.
Starter guide. This bundled guide provides practical starting information while its full source and review record is being prepared.
Non-toxic. This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Care
- Light
- Very bright light; gentle direct sun by species
- Water
- Use rain, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water
- Growing medium
- Nutrient-poor carnivorous mix with no fertilizer
- Feeding
- Do not fertilize the soil
- Temperature
- 55–85°F with seasonal needs by species
- Humidity
- Moderate to high by species
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Characteristics
A temperate bog plant with snap traps and a required winter dormancy.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Dionaea muscipula
- Plant group
- Carnivorous
- Other known names
- Flytrap
- Safety
- Non-toxic
This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Growth
- Growth habit
- Insect-trapping bog or tropical plant
- Native range
- Nutrient-poor wetlands worldwide
- Temperature
- 55–85°F with seasonal needs by species
- Humidity
- Moderate to high by species
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Propagation
Division, leaf pullings, cuttings, or seed by species
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Problems to recognize
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