Ease to Grow: EasyDormancy: YesNative Range: Cape Fear River Basin, North and South CarolinaZones: 6 to 9 (5-10) Venus Flytrap Typical, Dionaea muscipula, is the common, wild type form. Trap color is frequently an expression of the amount of light, with the deeper reds showing under bright light. Plants form nice rosettes and show low growing traps in the cooler seasons, and upright traps in the warmer weather. Seedling and juvenile plants have functioning traps. Names from colonial times include: tipitywitchet and meadow clam. Unless size specifies "potted", plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. In it's dormant season, it will be shipped as a dormant corm. Photographs are representative of the species, and not the specific plant shipped. Height: 1"-5"Plant Type: Perennial, Temperate to Warm TemperateBloom Time: June to JulyBloom Color: WhiteSoil: Upper Bog Mix or All-Purpose MixLight: Bright indoors, full sun to partial sun outdoorsWater: Consistently moistUse: Grows well in the bog garden, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent subject for terrariums if provided winter dormancy.
