Venus Flytrap - Red Piranha
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 Red Piranha is a uniquely different VFT that shows deep red traps and short broad triangular guard hairs that resemble jagged teeth. Plant size is similar to typical VFTs. It is a beautiful plant, and is an official cultivar of ICPS.
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 General CP 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.