Ep. 85 - Venus Fly Trap

Dionaea muscipula Plant Profile

The Plant Daddies finally give this iconic carnivorous plant its due time on the show.

And then some. What should you do with that struggling flytrap you bought in a sealed container? Are terrariums needed (or even appropriate)? What's the deal with dormancy? And when is the right time to massage them? Of course we're always right - but we may have some updates to the care advice we gave the last time we mentioned these a couple years ago...

Mentioned in this episode:

• rapid, visible movement makes for a charismatic plant

• historical fascination with the Venus fly trap, its unique botanical adaptations, and natural ecology

• why it might not be much of a collector’s plant for today’s plant parents, despite some interesting cultivated forms