Venus Flytrap Live Plant – Dionaea muscipula | Carnivorous Houseplant | Starter Plant in 2 oz Pot

Bring home one of nature's most fascinating plants with a live Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). This healthy starter plant arrives rooted in a 2-ounce nursery pot and is ready to grow in a terrarium, bog garden, greenhouse, or sunny windowsill. Famous for its hinged traps lined with tooth-like cilia, the Venus Flytrap captures small insects after they trigger the sensitive hairs inside each trap.

Perfect for carnivorous plant collectors, beginners, and unique gift ideas, this remarkable plant thrives in nutrient-poor growing media and requires only proper light, pure water, and patience to flourish.

You will receive a healthy live starter plant similar to the listing photos. Plant size and trap coloration naturally vary by season and growing conditions.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
✔️ Rooted in a 2 oz nursery pot
✔️ Healthy starter plant approximately 1–4 inches tall
✔️ Carefully packaged for safe delivery

🌿 Growing Information

Common Name: Venus Flytrap
Botanical Name: Dionaea muscipula
Plant Type: Carnivorous perennial
Growth Stage: Starter plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to bright direct light (4–6+ hours daily)
Soil: Nutrient-poor carnivorous plant mix such as sphagnum peat moss, long-fiber sphagnum, or peat/perlite (no fertilizer)
Watering: Keep soil consistently moist using only distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water
Mature Height: Under 6 inches
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
USDA Hardiness Zones: 6–10
Container Friendly: Yes

💡 Care Tip: Never fertilize a Venus Flytrap or use regular potting soil. Keep the growing medium consistently moist using purified water only, and provide plenty of direct sunlight for healthy trap development. Older traps may naturally blacken after catching insects—this is a normal part of the plant's growth cycle.