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VENUS FLYTRAP

VENUS FLYTRAP

A carnivorous plant! Loves to eat ants, flies, gnats, fruit flies, beetles and spiders!
 
Botanical Name: Green Dionaea muscipula
Common Name: Venus Flytrap, Green "Sawtooth"
Native to: only a small portion of the coastal plain in North and South Carolina.
Family: Droseraceae
 
Venus Flytrap is available in a 2" nursery pot if purchased on its own. Visit our Pots Page to view and purchase pot options. 
 
*This plant is not considered toxic.

  • Light

    Venus Flytraps will need at least 4- 6 hours of direct sunlight every day but optimal conditions are 12 hours of direct sun. If you plan to keep it indoors, it is best to put it in a southern-facing window or any window where it will receive a minimum of 4 hours of direct sun. If using grow lights indoors, allow them to get at least 10-16 hours of light with at least 1500 lumens.

    We recommend taking your plant outside during the summer months in order to give it plenty of light. Be sure to slowly acclimate your plant to the outdoors by adding 1-2 hours of direct sun it receives per week.

  • Water

    Only water your Venus Flytrap with mineral-free water like distilled, reverse osmosis, or rainwater!

    Prefers evenly moist soil. Do not allow to dry out completely.

  • Tips

    • Prefers high humidity but can tolerate medium humidity.
    • Do not feed the plant anything other than insects as this can cause rotting.
    • Loves to eat ants, flies, gnats, fruit flies, beetles and spiders! If keeping them indoors, make sure they are getting planty of insects to eat!

  • Toxicity

    This plant is not considered toxic.

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