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Dionaea Papaver cross?
Is this the result of a weird cross species polination of Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap) and Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy)? Or is it a strange mutation of either species which has created this bizaare Audrey’ish mutation?
The truth is that this is in fact a regular Iceland Poppy. This bizaare looking photo was taken by Harold […]
Read the full article »Growing in poor conditions - Week 14
We’re at week 14 in our experiment into the effects of water quality on the growth of Venus flytraps. Our plants are looking good and have changed significantly since our last report.
Specimen A: low light, distilled water
The maximum trap size for specimen A, our distilled water fed plant, is now up to a whopping 35 […]
Read the full article »Mini Terrarium
Many Venus flytraps are sold in mini terraria. These are usually small plastic domes which ensure a high humidity around your plant.
Advantages
Ideal for situations in which your flytrap will be growing in a low humidity environment. Low humidity environments are harmful to Venus flytraps.
Your flytrap will not need watered as often due to less loss […]
Recent Comments
- Amac: hi a few my fly trap’s leaves have died in the space of a week none were fed and now my trap is replacing them with...
- patrick: Hi i asked a wile ago if a fish light was any good , any the verdict was a definite no. but my question is would a a...
- Amac: hi sorry about that, after i wrote my comment i went to check on my plant and i checked where the new stems were growing...
- Ryan: You are correct Jon. It is very naughty for an innocuous poppy to mascaraed as a carnivorous plant!
- Ryan: Hi Amac, Don’t worry about it. All traps are different and one of yours for whatever reason just doesn’t want...
- Ryan: Hi Amac, Grasshoppers are fine. Any insects will be okay for your plant to eat. Feeding your plant once per week is...