Cup-shaped venus fly trap
Dionaea muscipula 'Cup-shaped'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size6 to 12 inches tallup to 9 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cup-shaped' venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula 'Cup-shaped') is a perennial for containers and specimen use. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, sandy or loamy soil. It grows slowly in a clumping habit and reaches 6 to 12 inches tall. It blooms from early to late spring and into early summer, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Golden club, Duke blueberry, and Ostrich fern.