Venus Fly Trap Garden

The venus fly trap is endemic in sandy acidic low nutrient boggy soils in a small area of the coastal pine savannah along the border of north and south carolina.

Venus fly trap garden.

These are hinged toothed leaves that snap shut when trigger hairs are touched. Nighttime temperatures should not go below 55 f. It s like falling straight into a. The venus flytrap dionaea muscipula is a carnivorous plant native to the bogs of north and south carolina.

Grow a venus fly trap in a peat moss and sand mixture which will provide mild acidity and help hold water without keeping soils too soggy. Like a bear trap. Venus flytraps take about 2 3 years from seed to reach a decent size. The mechanism by which the trap snaps shut involves a complex interaction between elasticity turgor and growth.

Venus fly trap is not the only example of a plant with a modified leaf. These leaves fold lengthwise to create deep and slippery pools filled with digestive enzymes. A carnivorous plant of the droseraceae family venus fly trap is not hard to grow but it does need different conditions than do the more familiar houseplants. We are a small southern oregon venus flytrap nursery run by husband and wife matt and leah.

The plant needs at least 60 percent humidity and day time temperatures of 70 to 75 f. They like their roots wet high humidity full sunlight and sphagnum moss that doesn t have fertilizer in it. Although a common house plant dionaea muscipula is very vulnerable in the wild due in part to its popularity. Avoid planting it in regular potting soil.

The trap of a venus fly trap is actually a modified leaf. In these regions they grow in sandy soil that is high in moisture and acidity but nutrient deficient thus the evolution of its insect eating ability. If provided with the right conditions venus fly traps are pretty easy to keep happy. Venus flytrap thrives in poor acidic soil that stays damp but still has good drainage.

Venus flytraps do best in bright but indirect light. Fertilizers will kill this plant. Don t add lime to the soil and never add fertilizer. The venus flytrap is one of a very small group of plants capable of rapid movement such as mimosa pudica the telegraph plant sundews and bladderworts.

Isolated wild populations are illegally harvested decreasing the genetic diversity and damaging the delicate habitat. A blend of one third sand and two thirds sphagnum peat moss provides the best drainage and moisture retention. How does a carnivorous plant catch its prey. A plant can have as many as eight of them.

We have years and years of experience in knowing how to grow the very best thriving venus flytraps and are happy to offer and send to you the most extraordinarily healthy and robust venus flytraps freshly and expertly potted in premium growing medium.