Wacky Traps Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) – Live Plant

Wacky Traps Venus Flytrap — Live Carnivorous Plant

Add Dionaea muscipula 'Wacky Traps' to your carnivorous plant collection. This live Venus flytrap cultivar is a slow grower with traps that do not close quickly, making it a plant to appreciate for its unusual character rather than fast insect-catching action. Foliar feeding is recommended for this cultivar.

Whether you're expanding a Venus flytrap collection or choosing a distinctive live plant for a fellow plant enthusiast, 'Wacky Traps' offers a closer look at the fascinating world of carnivorous plants. Give it full sun, suitable potting medium, and seasonal care, and enjoy watching your plant develop through its growing season.

What you'll receive

• One live 'Wacky Traps' Venus flytrap, shipped in a 2.5-inch pot.
• A young plant approximately 2–3 inches across.
• Care instructions included with your plant.
• A plant similar to those pictured, not the exact plant shown. Color varies, and some plants are greener than others.

Venus flytrap care

• Light: Full sun.
• Potting medium: Peat and perlite, or pure peat.
• Water: Use the tray method during active growth; provide less water during winter dormancy.
• Feeding: Every 3–4 weeks. Foliar feeding is recommended for 'Wacky Traps' because its traps close slowly.
• Humidity: 50–85%.
• Temperature: 65–80°F in spring and summer; 35–55°F in colder months.
• Mature size: Depends on the plant's care and growing conditions.

Important winter dormancy information

Venus flytraps go dormant during the colder months, typically October through February or March. Plants shipped during this period will be smaller than plants in active growth. Seasonal dormancy is part of their growth cycle, with growth returning in spring and summer.

How Venus flytraps catch insects

Venus flytraps attract insects with nectar inside their traps. Repeated contact with a trigger hair, or contact with two hairs within a few seconds, can trigger closure. The trap's interlocking edges help hold prey while digestive enzymes break it down, a process that can take up to ten days. 'Wacky Traps' closes slowly, so follow the included care instructions and recommended feeding approach for this cultivar.

Plants are shipped by First Class Mail.