The Venus flytrap is without a doubt the best-known representative of carnivorous plants (carnivores). The plant does not grow particularly large. Nevertheless, it impresses with its striking traps, which somewhat resemble traps and have serrated edges. Interesting facts about the size of the Venus flytrap.
How big does a Venus flytrap get?
The Venus flytrap reaches a height of up to 10 cm, while the flower stems grow up to 50 cm high. The flower size is about 3 cm in diameter and the traps grow up to 4 cm.
How big does a Venus flytrap get?
- Growth height up to 10 cm
- Height of the flower up to 50 cm
- Flower size approx. 3 cm diameter
- Trap size up to 4 cm
The Venus fly plant forms green leaves, at the end of which the characteristic folding traps appear. The leaves are green while the traps are reddish inside.
The plant remains rather small at ten centimeters. However, this does not apply to the flowers, which extend up to 50 centimeters far beyond the leaves and the traps.
The reason for the length of the flower stems is that the insects needed for pollination are not allowed to come into contact with the folding traps and are then caught as prey.
Repot Venus flytraps regularly
The Venus flytrap gets wider every year. It continually develops new rhizomes to reproduce. You should therefore repot the plant every spring. She gets a new pot and is placed in fresh substrate.
The new pot should have a diameter that is approximately the same size as the total height of the plant. Also make sure there is enough depth so that you can create drainage at the bottom.
Using large Venus flytraps for propagation
Repotting time is also the best time to propagate the plant from the rhizomes. Once the Venus flytrap is large enough to see several individual parts, you can divide it.
To do this, take the plant out of the old pot and carefully pull it apart with your hands. Sufficient leaves and a few roots must remain on each section.
The cuttings are placed in pots filled with substrate and placed in a bright place, but not yet in direct sunlight.
Tip
Venus flytraps that are in a favorable location and receive sufficient humidity develop up to four new traps per month. In winter only a few traps are formed, which are also significantly smaller than those that grow in summer.
