Dionaea muscipula / Venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula, better known as the Venus flytrap, is an iconic carnivorous plant, as fascinating for its beauty as for its unique capture mechanism. Its jaw-like leaves snap shut in a fraction of a second to trap insects. This plant so intrigued Charles Darwin that he described it as "one of the most wonderful plants in the world," dedicating a portion of his research to studying it.

Beyond the standard species, Dionaea muscipula comes in a multitude of cultivars selected for their shapes, teeth, spectacular colors, or even the impressive size of their traps.

At TerreAcrocs, we have around fifty Dionaea cultivars selected for their characteristics, which we offer for purchase.

It is not always easy to differentiate one cultivar from another, as variations can occur in:

  • Shape: Prostrate or erect, traps with a classic or deformed shape.
  • Size: From tiny to enormous, with traps ranging from a few millimeters to over 5-6 cm.
  • Colors: Green, yellow, red, sometimes even white, with or without variations/patches.
  • Tooth shape: Thin, triangular, short, long.
  • Trap activity: In some deformed Dionaea, the trap loses its capture ability due to the lack of trigger hairs or other mechanisms.
  • Etc...

Each plant is shipped with the necessary care to ensure it thrives.

During the season, handling and shipping of Dionaea may lead to the traps turning black upon arrival. This is a normal phenomenon due to the stress of handling and shipping. Your plant will produce new traps in a few days.

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