General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Carnivorous
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Venus Fly Trap
Also sold as:
  • Red Dragon

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Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/
Location: Clarksville, TN
Date: 2021-09-27
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-04
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: 2013-03-02

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