Venus Flytrap - Big Mouth
Ease to Grow: Easy to Moderate
Dormancy: Yes.
Native Range: Cape Fear River Basin, North and South Carolina
Zones: 6 to 9 (5-10)
Venus Flytrap Big Mouth is true to its name. It is a low growing plant with large gaping traps on short petioles. It tends to stay compact and does not typically express long upright petioles. It shows nice winter traps. It is an excellent and showy plant. It is an unofficial cultivar introduced by Tony Camilleri.
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 cultivar, and not the specific plant shipped.
Height: 1"-5"
Plant Type: Perennial, Temperate to Warm Temperate.
Bloom Time: June to July
Bloom Color: White
Soil: Upper Bog Mix or All-Purpose Mix
Light: Bright indoors, full sun to partial sun outdoors
Water: Consistently moist
Use: Grows well in the bog garden, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent subject for terrariums.
