B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap Live Plant, Dionaea muscipula, Giant Red Traps, Potted Carnivorous Plant
B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap Live Plant, Dionaea muscipula, Giant Red Traps, Potted Carnivorous Plant
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B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap — Live Potted Carnivorous Plant
Bring a fascinating carnivorous plant into your collection with this B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). Known for its distinctive jaw-like traps, this plant features green foliage and red trap interiors that can become more vivid under strong, appropriate light.
Each order includes one live Venus Flytrap shipped in its pot to help protect the plant and its growing medium during transit.
🌿 Plant Details
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Plant name: B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap
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Botanical name: Dionaea muscipula
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Quantity: 1 live plant
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Plant form: Potted
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Foliage: Green with red trap interiors
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Growth habit: Rosette-forming, with additional growth possible over time
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Growth stage: Juvenile to young adult; size varies
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Growing environment: Outdoors in suitable climates or indoors under strong grow lights
🔴 What Makes Venus Flytraps Special?
Venus Flytraps capture small prey with specialized hinged traps. Their unusual shape and active trapping mechanism make them popular with carnivorous-plant collectors and curious gardeners.
Strong light can encourage healthier growth and more pronounced red coloration inside the traps. Trap size and color vary with maturity, growing conditions, season, and the individual plant.
☀️ Care Instructions
Light: Provide several hours of direct outdoor sunlight when the plant is acclimated to it, or use a strong grow light indoors. Increase light exposure gradually to avoid stress or sunburn.
Water: Use only low-mineral water, such as distilled, reverse-osmosis, or suitable rainwater. Keep the growing medium consistently moist during active growth. Many growers use a shallow water tray during the growing season, taking care not to let the plant dry out.
Soil: Use a nutrient-poor carnivorous-plant mix, such as unfertilized sphagnum peat and perlite. Ordinary potting soil, compost, and fertilizer can damage the roots.
Feeding: The plant can catch small insects outdoors. Avoid feeding it meat or repeatedly triggering traps for entertainment, as unnecessary triggering uses the plant’s energy.
Winter dormancy: Venus Flytraps are perennial plants that generally require a seasonal winter dormancy period. Dormancy requirements depend on growing conditions and climate; do not assume that keeping the plant warm indoors year-round is ideal.
Temperature and hardiness: Outdoor suitability depends on local winter temperatures, summer heat, and the plant’s acclimation. Protect potted plants from extreme temperatures, and research local growing conditions before leaving them outdoors year-round.
📦 What You Will Receive
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One live B52 Hybrid Venus Flytrap
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Shipped in its growing pot
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Carefully packaged to help protect the plant during transit
Trap size, coloration, leaf count, and growth stage may vary naturally. Some traps may close, darken, or deteriorate during shipping; the plant can produce new growth when it is healthy and growing in suitable conditions.
Please Note
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This listing is for one live plant, not seeds or a dormant rhizome.
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The plant’s mature size and trap dimensions are not guaranteed upon arrival.
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Photos should accurately represent the cultivar and the typical plant being sold.
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If you have concerns after delivery, contact the shop promptly with clear photos so the issue can be reviewed.
Enjoy the remarkable form and insect-catching adaptations of this unusual carnivorous plant, whether you are expanding a collection or growing your first Venus Flytrap.
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