The Venus flytrap grows in such a distinctive way, would you like it?
The Venus flytrap is a very interesting carnivorous plant, you could call it the "fighter jet" among plants. Native to North America, it has a trap at the tip of its leaf that looks much like a "shell," and it can secrete nectar. When a small insect intrudes, it clamps it shut at extremely high speed and digests and absorbs it.
Other names for the Venus flytrap
The Venus flytrap is also called Venus's flytrap, insect-eating grass, insect-catching grass, fly hell, ground pearls, and so on.
Growth habits
A perennial herb native to North America. It belongs to the sundew family, genus Dionaea, in the insect-eating tribe.
The Venus flytrap prefers to live in environments with plenty of water and acidic conditions.
After the Venus flytrap germinates from seed, it takes 4~5 years to mature, bloom, and set fruit. If cared for well, the Venus flytrap can live at least 20~30 years.
In summer, the lower part of the Venus flytrap's leaf grows slender and stretches up into the air, while in other seasons the lower part of the leaf 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, and during winter dormancy the leaves basically wither.
Variety classification of the Venus flytrap
To date, there are more than 600 horticultural 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, toothed Venus flytrap, B52 Venus flytrap, flower market Venus flytrap, alien Venus flytrap, shell Venus flytrap, and so on.
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