| Common
Name: |
Venus Fly Trap |
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| Ornamental
Features: |
Hinged rounded, 2 lobed green leaves with stiff marginal spines and 3 or 4 sensitive hairs in the center of each lobe. When an insect touches the hairs, the hinge mechanism is triggered and leaves close, trapping the insect inside. |
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| Habit
and Growth Rate: |
Rosette-forming. Winter and early summer leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, with traps 1 to 1 1/4 inches long. Bears 3 to 10 white flowers in early to midsummer. |
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| Landscape
Value: |
Grow in a terrarium or in a cool greenhouse; elsewhere, grow in a bog garden. |
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| Hardiness: |
Zone 6-10 |
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| Culture: |
Full sun if grown outside. For greenhouse production, light must be reduced for the temperature reasons. Keep moist to slightly dry. |
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| Pot
Size & Finish Time: |
3 inch (4 to 6 weeks), 4 inch (8 to 10 weeks). |
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| Propagation
Methods: |
Tissue Culture and division. |
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| Pest/Disease
Problems: |
Fungus gnats and aphids. |
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More
Information: |
Hinged rounded, 2 lobed green leaves with stiff marginal spines and 3 or 4 sensitive hairs in the center of each lobe. When an insect touches the hairs, the hinge mechanism is triggered and leaves close, trapping the insect inside. |
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