Venus Fly Trap, 8cm Pot

£5.99

This bogplant likes much light and water – keep the plant always wet, preferably with rain water.  Do not apply fertiliser.  Never make the trap shut in an artificial way.

Venus Flytraps attract their prey using sweet nectar.  Touch a trigger hair twice, or two hairs in quick succession, and an electric charge closes the trap, its interlocking teeth forming a cage.

The insect’s continued struggles will cause the trap to seal, at which point digestive enzymes will dissolve the victim’s soft tissues. The trap reabsorbs this nutritious soup, and – after about a week – reopens, using the carcass to attract new visitors.

Plant Fact File:

Pot Size: 8cm
Main flower colour: Green, Purple
Height now: 5cm
Spread now: 10cm
Mature height: 5cm
Mature spread: 10cm
Season of interest: All year
Foliage type: Evergreen
Fragrant: No
Growth rate: Slow
Hardiness: Hardy
Aspect: Shade, partial shade
Soil pH: Neutral
Soil type: General
Alternatives:
Companions:
Feed: NONE

 

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Additional information

Aspect

Shade-tolerant

Colour

Green, Purple