Venus Fly Trap consumes prey to nourish itself. Each plant contains four to seven traps, and produces white flowers when bloom. While it is not the most attractive for growing, it's defineltly interesting to watch and help maintain it's health.
Native to the swamps of North Carolina, Dionaea Muscipula is a difficult house plant with high demands. They are found in greenhouses around America, and can live for up to 20 years. This plant will produce between four and seven large trap-like jaws, complete with unique teeth-like spines at the ends. The leaf-base is the name given to the sections between the ground and the trap, and these are capable of performing photosynthesis for the plant. For the nutrition side of things, the leaf-blades grow in pairs and are hinged together. Fully grown, these range from three to ten centimeters in length.
If a venus flytrap and growing medium can be regularly monitored, it is best to allow a soil to dry until just moist before watering again. Especially avoid keeping venus flytraps too wet during their dormancy or when a weather is cool or cold.
Trim out dead and damaged leaves any time, pinching off or cutting off each of those leaves at its base. Avoid cutting into a plant's main stems or its crown, which is where its leaves and roots meet.
These plants are happiest between 60°- 90°F (15°- 32°C) for most of the year. During the winter months, they enter a dormancy period, and can withstand temperatures as low as 30°F (-1°C) for short periods of time.
