Dionaea muscipula 'Zipp'
venus fly trap
Dionaea muscipula 'Zipp' features vibrant green traps adorned with an enticing orange-reddish blush in their centre, each edged with delicate, spiny margins that snap shut with lightning-fast precision when unsuspecting prey triggers its sensitive inner hairs.
Thriving in humid, nutrient-poor environments, this cultivar demands specialised care including high humidity, rainwater or distilled water, and a winter dormancy period that mimics its native bog conditions.
Unlike typical houseplants, 'Zipp' actively captures and digests insects, using its modified leaves as sophisticated trapping devices that close only two to three times before naturally dying back, ensuring the plant's continued vitality through constant trap regeneration.
Ideal for terrariums, bog gardens, or as a fascinating windowsill specimen, this Venus flytrap offers a living demonstration of nature's most extraordinary survival strategies.
Thriving in humid, nutrient-poor environments, this cultivar demands specialised care including high humidity, rainwater or distilled water, and a winter dormancy period that mimics its native bog conditions.
Unlike typical houseplants, 'Zipp' actively captures and digests insects, using its modified leaves as sophisticated trapping devices that close only two to three times before naturally dying back, ensuring the plant's continued vitality through constant trap regeneration.
Ideal for terrariums, bog gardens, or as a fascinating windowsill specimen, this Venus flytrap offers a living demonstration of nature's most extraordinary survival strategies.
How to care for Dionaea muscipula Zipp:
This carnivorous plant should be watered from below during the growing season. The easiest way to do this is to stand the pot in a saucer that is filled with 1cm of soft or rain water. Ideally the pot and water-filled saucer should be kept on a tray of gravel as this will help keep the humidity high.
When the plant is dormant, water only when the compost gets dry, making sure the excess can drain away freely. Pot on in spring using a specialist carnivorous plant compost. Plants take a few years to reach maturity and their full potential size. Regular feeding with insects can support healthier and more vigorous growth.
When the plant is dormant, water only when the compost gets dry, making sure the excess can drain away freely. Pot on in spring using a specialist carnivorous plant compost. Plants take a few years to reach maturity and their full potential size. Regular feeding with insects can support healthier and more vigorous growth.
Eventual height:
0.2m
Eventual spread:
0.2m
Position:
Bright light
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Specialist compost
Hardiness:
Frost tender
8.5cm pot
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