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Venus Fly Trap - Description
- Dionaea Muscipula
- Amazing Carnivorous Plant
- Plant that Catches & Eats Flies & Spiders
- Grow Your Own Kit Contains
- 1x Plant Pot
- Venus Fly Trap Seeds (Approx. 10 seeds)
- Growing Medium
- Plastic Propagation Chamber (This is the Outer Packaging)
- Pot Size: 5cm Diameter
- Easy to Grow (Please Read Sowing & Care Instructions Below)
- Suitable for Indoors
- Can be Transplanted into Bigger Pot
Venus Fly Trap - Uses
- Attractive indoor plant
- Carnivorous plant - will eat house insects including spiders & flies
- Ideal in office, windowsills or apartments
- Makes a great gift
Venus Fly Trap - Sowing Instructions
- Remove packaging carefully & keep plastic cover
- Add water retaining disk to base of pot
- Add the soil provided to the pot
- Wet the soil with clean water
- Place all the seeds in the pot
- Sow 0.5cm deep
- Cover lightly with soil
- Moisten the soil lightly
- Cover with clear plastic to aid germination
- Once sprouts emerge, remove the plastic
Venus Fly Trap - Care
- Venus fly trap requires 12 hours of light during the growing season
- They require 4 hours of direct sunlight each day
- Keep soil moist with clean water - Distilled or deionized water is ideal
- Tap water can be harmful to venus fly trap plants
- Position in a bright south east facing window
- As plant develops, transplant into a larger pot
- Remove flowering stalks as they develop
- Venus fly trap requires a period of dormancy each Winter
- You can feed the traps dead insects but the venus fly trap can feed itself!
Venus Fly Trap - Quick Facts
- Venus fly traps are hardy plants & can withstand frosty conditions
- They are herbaceous perennials & die back every Winter but return each Spring
- Venus fly traps come from boggy & swampy lands of North & South Carolina
- Hairs on the inside of the leaf tells the plant when prey are near
- How the venus fly trap snaps shut is still not fully understood, but may involve rapid cell growth within the leaves
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