Dionaea muscipula

Venus Flytrap

                                       
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Additional Information: Purchase at: Lowes, New Bern, NC

 

A carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey, mostly insects and arachnids.

Although it has been successfully transplanted and grown in many locales around the world, it is found natively only in North and South Carolina in the United States, specifically within a 60-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.

I plant to keep mine in the Glasshouse, however it will very well survive the outdoors year around as do pitcher plants.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 2 - 6 inches PLANT TYPE: rhizome, carnivorous GROWTH RATE: slow TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: full sunlight WATER: wet roots, high humidity SOIL: acid soil, peat moss & perlite & sand
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: white flowers on a 4 -8 inch stem growing from the center of the plant. If you want a big plant, remove flower before it forms. FRUIT AND SEED: Seeds need 3-4 week cold to germinate. Place in same media as plant. KEY FEATURES: leaf blade is divided into two regions: a flat, heart-shaped photosynthesis-capable petiole, and a pair of terminal lobes hinged at the midrib, forming the trap which is the true leaf.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)shapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Place pot in a plate fill with water and rocks to provide humidity. -Place in full sun. Plant perish during hurricane flood august 2011
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Feb. 2011

June 2012

More photos as plant grows.