Sometimes a name says it all. This Venus flytrap produces large, red-mouthed traps that cluster at ground level like a bouquet of death.
Venus Flytrap
admin 2017-07-04T13:20:30+00:00With its menacing teeth and snapping jaws, it’s no surprise that the Venus flytrap has become the poster-child of carnivorous plants. This famous plant’s animalistic appearance almost makes it feel as though it is a thinking, calculating predator.
Dionaea muscipula ‘King Henry’
David Fefferman 2017-07-21T17:23:41+00:00Dionaea muscipula ‘King Henry’
A monster of a Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula ‘King Henry’ is a cultivar first bred by Don Elkins of Mesa Exotics. It was selectively bred for its large size, and hilariously named after the loud/large-mouthed King Henry from the show […]
Dionaea B-52
David Fefferman 2017-03-24T20:24:08+00:00Not named for the massive B-52 bomber, but might as well be, the B-52 flytrap is a massive traps surpassing 2 inches in length.
Dionaea Dentate
admin 2017-09-13T19:11:01+00:00Dionaea muscipula var. Dentate
Dentate Venus flytrap cultivars are known for fuzed teeth which appear shorter and more triangular than normal flytrap teeth. The word “dentate” (den·tate/’dentat/adjective) means having a toothlike or serrated edge. – A perfect name for this unique variety of Dionaea muscipula.
There […]