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Other names for the Venus flytrap

The Venus flytrap is also called the Venus flytrap, insect-eating grass, insect-catching grass, fly hell, ground pearl, and so on

Growth habits

A perennial herbaceous plant native to North America. It belongs to the carnivorous sundew family, genus Dionaea.

The Venus flytrap prefers to live in environments with plenty of water and acidic conditions.

After the Venus flytrap germinates from seed, it takes4~5years to mature, bloom, and set fruit. If cared for well, the Venus flytrap can live at least20~30years.

In summer, the lower part of the Venus flytrap's leaves becomes slender and stretches upward into the air, while in other seasons the lower part of the leaves is short and wide and lies flat on the ground. When there is plenty of light, the inside of the trap takes on a pale red color; after autumn begins, the trap turns red; during winter dormancy, the leaves basically wither.

Variety classification of the Venus flytrap

To date, there are more than 600horticultural varieties of the Venus flytrap, most of which are mutant varieties or hybrid varieties produced through tissue culture. Well-known mutant varieties include:

Baron Venus flytrap, toothy Venus flytrap,B52Venus flytrap, flower market Venus flytrap, alien Venus flytrap, shell Venus flytrap, and so on.