<p><strong>Ease to Grow:</strong> Easy<br><strong>Dormancy:</strong> Required<br><strong>Native Range:</strong> Cape Fear River Basin, North and South Carolina<br><strong>Zones:</strong> 6 to 9 (5-10)</p> <p>Venus Flytrap Typical, <em>Dionaea muscipula</em>, is the common, wild type form. Trap color is frequently an expression of the amount of light, with the deeper reds showing under bright light. Plants form nice rosettes and show low growing traps in the cooler seasons, and upright traps in the warmer weather. Seedling and juvenile plants have functioning traps. Names from colonial times include: tipitywitchet and meadow clam.</p> <p><span>Unless size specifies "potted", plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. In it's dormant season, it will be shipped as a dormant corm. Photographs are representative of the </span><span mce-data-marked="1">species</span><span>, and not the specific plant shipped.</span></p> <p><strong>Height:</strong> 1"-5"<br><strong>Plant Type:</strong> Perennial, Warm Temperate<br><b>Bloom Time:</b> June to July<br><b>Bloom Color:</b> White<br><strong>Soil:</strong> <a href="https://carnivorousplantnursery.com/collections/soils/products/soil-upper-bog-mix" title="Upper bog carnivorous plant soil mix">Upper Bog Mix</a> or <a title="All-purpose carnivorous plant soil mix" href="https://carnivorousplantnursery.com/collections/soils/products/all-purpose-soil-mix">All-Purpose Mix</a><br><strong>Light:</strong> Bright indoors, full sun to partial sun outdoors<br><strong>Water:</strong> Consistently moist<br><strong>Use:</strong> Grows well in the bog garden, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent subject for terrariums if provided winter dormancy.</p> <p> </p>