Dionaea muscipula Multiple cultivars

Venus Flytrap

                                     ID#  582

 

Stonehenge

 
 

Additional Information: purchased (1 plant) at Southern States, Carborro, NC.

(1 plant) “King Henry” from Plants Delight, Raleigh, NC (7/2014). July 2017 (red plant from Plants Delight/ Raleigh, NC

 
  Stonehenge
 
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge A 3” pot, plant with 5 small traps. Added to the bog in front yard along with pitcher plants. Location, from walkway facing bog, Lt. side low. -July 12, 2014: Cultivar “King Henry” purchased in a 1 qt. size. Added to the bog. Location ,from walkway facing bog, Rt. side high. Plant has one bud forming. -May 2015: “King Henry” plant removed by creaters during winter, not found. - July 8, 2017: Red traps. Will keep in glasshouse while 2 tablets of capsasin get absorbed by plant, about 4 weeks, before adding plant to Bog #2.

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.

Individual traps will close about 4-5 times before the plant grows a new one trap in replacement.

July  2017

Sept. 2013

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 Eastern 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_9_link_0shapeimage_9_link_1

Dionaea muscipula “King Henry”

July 12, 2014