Dionaea muscipula 'Dente Flytrap'

Venus Flytrap 'Dente Flytrap'

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a small carniverous plant with a rosette of four to seven leaves, which arise from bulb-like object. Venus flytraps are popular as cultivated plants, but are quite difficult to grow. To successfully grow them, you will need to recreate a close approximation to its natural habitat. 'Dente Flytrap'. has short, triangular teeth. The leaves usually grow upright during the growing season. (Because of its short teeth, it tends to capture insects by their heads!). This variety is cold hardy, and can be frown outdoors in some areas

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plant Features

Full sun
Frequent watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Venus Flytrap 'Dente Flytrap'

Latin name

Dionaea muscipula 'Dente Flytrap'

type

Carnivorous plant

family

Droseraceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Venus Flytrap Dente Flytrap is 0.15meters x 0.15meters

0.15 M 0.15 M

Dionaea muscipula 'Dente Flytrap'

Propagation

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plants can be propagated by seed, taking around four to five years to reach maturity. More commonly, they are propagated by clonal division in spring or summer. Venus flytraps can also be propagated in vitro using plant tissue culture.

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

The plant needs lots of light. Give it full sun if you can. Grow it outside as much as you can. It also makes an excellent indoor plant but requires more light than it can get on a typical house window sill. The pot with the plant must always be sitting in pure water. Use a pot 8 cm (3 inches) in diameter and 10 cm (4 inches) tall with a soil of 50% to 70% peat moss and 30% to 50% coarse silica sand with a 1 cm (half inch) layer of coarse silica sand on the top. However, wait to do this until the plant has acclimated to your conditions and is growing well. If you absolutely do need to repot it, put it in a plastic bag for a few weeks after repotting.

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