Dionaea muscipula Red Dragon Flytrap
$14.95
This flytrap features red leaves and traps. Young plants are bright red throughout. As the plant matures, it turns maroon with a green margin along the edge of the traps. Despite its attractive red leaves, this particular variety is temperamental. It dislikes root disturbance, and it dislikes excessive heat. (Other varieties of flytraps are much more resilient.) In winter, it will also drop all of its leaves, leaving nothing to show. The Red Dragon Flytrap is best for growers who have experience growing the more typical variety.
Type of Plant: Outdoor perennial for container growing.
Height: Up to 4 inches at maturity.
Sunlight: Full sun during the growing season. (The Red Dragon Flytrap likes full sun but dislikes excessive heat. So it's most suitable to regions with sunny yet moderate summers.)
Water: Low-mineral water (50 ppm or less).
Soil: Equal parts peat moss and perlite only.
Winter: Dormant. Minimal protection in USDA zones 7-9. Mulch in colder regions.
PLANT YOU RECEIVE
• Juvenile plant, acclimated for outdoor growing.
• Shipped in a 3-inch pot. Care instructions are included.
Photos illustrate summer growth. Appearance changes with the seasons at the time of shipping. See below for more information.
All outdoor perennials experience seasonal changes at our nursery in Oregon.
• January-March: Plant is dormant with few traps.
• April: Spring growth will appear by the end of the month.
• May: Still waking up. Fully developed traps will gradually appear.
• June-August: Full display of traps.
• September: Plant is slowing down. Upright traps start to drop.
• October: Dormancy begins. Fewer traps. No new growth until spring.
• November-December: Plant is dormant. Browned traps are cut off.
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Reviews
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Lovely plant
My plant arrived well packaged and in good shape, it's a very cool plant to look at and it seems to do its job well.
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Excellent Product
My flytrap arrived in good health and with excellent coloring. I am completely satisfied, as always.
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SNW's Continued Excellence
As per your usual care and treatment of your shipped plants, my Red Dragon flytrap arrived in perfect condition ready to be added to my collection. I will not hesitate to buy from SNW again and again in the future. Thank you for all that you guys do for those of us in the hobby.
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Love my Red Dragon
It's growing like a weed, and already has a flower stalk. I only had it for a few weeks.
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it's okay
I bought this plant last year along with king henry and judith hindle. It was very small and fragile looking. It grew new traps as old ones died off, so it didn't get any bigger. At the end of the season I re-potted it into 5x5x7 white square pot and waited out the winter. This year it's doing a lot better. It tried to flower, but I cut off the stalk since I want it to grow bigger instead of spending all of its energy flowering. Early traps are maroon with green around the edges, which I love. Although since I live in GA, it gets super hot and so all of the traps turn completely dark red after a couple of weeks. If you like the color and don't mind the slow growth, then it's a great plant. For me, I refer ones with vigor as I like watching them grow.
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Great looking plant
Hi guys...I always get healthy and great looking plants from you. Keep up the "good growing"!!
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plants
very nice plants. arrived fast in good condition
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Venus fly traps
this is the second time I,v filled this out its the same as the first the plants are healthy put them out side laid pice,s of fruit to attract bugs there were catching so many flys that they put out longer traps I,m going to repot them now befor spring so they will have a good start for next year there allready getting root bound
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health of Fly traps
they came looking good put them out side with the Droseri they first cought a spider and some fire flys then a laid a couple of red grapes then they cought flys now they have several long new green traps coming up I,m doing to have repot them in larger pots before winter we have very cold winters 20% below for weeks is not uncommon There getting to big for there pots and I need to make sure they survive winter for spring winter starts at Halloween fith killing frosts and isnt over till last of may
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Awesome
This plant has been a ton of fun to watch, had exploded with growth and producing HUGE traps that are not much smaller than my B52. Great dark red with some green on older traps
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red dragon
Nice color but not deep red
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Red Dragon Flytrap
This plant came in fantastic condition, and is currently the fastest-growing plant in my whole CP garden! 10/10 would order from here again! :)