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Other names of the Venus flytrap

The Venus flytrap is also called Venus's flytrap, insect-eating grass, insect-catching grass, fly hell, landing pearl, etc.

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 can mature, bloom and set fruit after 4~5 years. If cared for well, the Venus flytrap can live at least 20~30 years.

In summer, the lower part of the Venus flytrap's leaves grows 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. With sufficient light, the inside of the traps takes on a pale red color; after autumn begins, the traps turn 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, etc.