venus fly trap
Dionaea muscipula
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) is a perennial for containers, specimen plantings, and rain gardens. 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 nutrient poor soil and catches insects with its folded, claw-like leaves. Two touches on the bristles make the leaf snap shut. White flowers rise on a leafless stalk above the rosette.
Pairs well with Blueberry, Ostrich fern, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
North Carolina and South Carolina.