Growing Venus Fly Traps (DIONAEA MUSCIPULA)

Venus Flytraps have upright traps that have hinged leaves with three or four sensitive hairs in the center of each lobe. When an insect touches the hairs, the hinge mechanism is triggered, and the leaves close rapidly to trap the insect. Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula.

• Average mature height: low-growing (under 6 inches)
• Light: For the healthiest plants, provide 12 hours of light and 4 hours of direct sun during the spring through fall, flytraps' active growing season.
• Soil: Use only soil that has no fertilizer added. Peat moss with some perlite or long-fiber sphagnum moss are the most common choices. Try our sphagnum moss.
• Trimming: Dead leaves turn black and can be safely trimmed away with scissors if desired.
• Water: Carnivorous plants do best when saturated in water.Use filtered, distilled, or rainwater for best results. Plant in a pot with holes and then place it in a saucer or tray of water. Keep water in the tray filled to keep the pot in about 1/4 inch of water. 
• Zones:6-10