The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea) is the most well known species of carnivorous plants.

Redline is a rare and stunning example. These seeds have been freshly harvested and are now here for sale.

The leaf has a deep red inner and a red line (hence the name) running around the rim. Simply stunning. Very rare

These insectivorous plants lure their prey using a sweet smelling nectar. When an insect lands on the head of the fly trap, they seek the source of the nectar, and if the plant is lucky, it will touch one of the many trigger hairs located within the jaws of the trap. Once triggered, the trap snaps closed, trapping the victim.

The plant then secretes an enzyme which essentially 'dissolves' the insect, turning it into a digestible dinner. After a few days, the fly trap will re-open, to await it's next victim.

It is a low growing perennial herb native to coastal bogs of North and South Carolina. Leaves will reach up to 5 inches (13 cm) long with flat, winged petioles. The blades are reniform (kidney-shaped), 2 lobed with the lobes hinged and fringed with stiff cilia. The upper surface has 3 sensitive hairs that when stimulated by insects cause the lobes to close together quickly (much this closing happens within ~1/30 of a second).

Plants are easy to grow and are great plants for terraria.Culture: Dionaea muscipula need full sun to partial shade to high indirect lighting and a humid atmosphere with a moist to wet soil. In the greenhouse, we use a soil mix consisting of 3 parts of peat moss to 1 part course sand. In a terrarium, at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of horticultural charcoal is needed to form the base, before adding the soil mix. If grown in containers, the container should be placed in a tray with at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water at all times. Water must be distilled or rain water because they do not tolerate city or hard water. Do not fertilize or this will also damage the plants (if they live, they will not produce traps). During the winter months, they should be allowed to go dormant. Plants need to have winter temperature of 45-50° F (5-10° C) or the small bulbs should be lifted and stored in moist peat at a cooler temperature.