Large Sized B52 Giant Venus Flytrap (Fly Trap Carnivorous Plants) Dionaea - 3" Net Pot

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One unique characteristic of plants is that they can produce their own food. They make their food through photosynthesis. And, the Venus flytrap is not an exception.

When they reach maturity, most plants reach the following dimensions: 5 inches in diameter, 1 foot vertically, and a trap size of 1 inch. The B52 Venus flytrap variation exhibits larger traps, which can surpass the 2 inches long.The Venus flytrap is a fascinating yet mysterious plant. I have shared with you several facts about Venus flytraps. But, still, many aspects of this plant remain a mystery. Scientists are actively studying them to understand better its trapping mechanism, evolutionary trends, and functions.

tippet-de-witchet, n. – Green's Dictionary of Slang". greensdictofslang.com . Retrieved 21 January 2020. In USDA zones 7 and 8, it is problematic growing Dionaea outside without a heated greenhouse but it can be done. Growing the plants in an in-ground bog is easiest.During the winter, if the temperatures don't stay below freezing for more than a week at a time you can keep the plants outside fully exposed to the rain and snow unless there is an early or late freeze. The plants will survive being frozen solid for a week or longer if they are fully dormant and protected from drying out. If they are not fully dormant, freezing weather can kill them. When the plants are being overly protected or have started to grow and then get frozen they are easily killed. Do not let them dry out as the biggest danger is freeze-drying. Use of pine needle mulch or row cover cloth helps prevent freeze-drying. You can mix your own soil using a blend of peat moss or long-fiber sphagnum moss with perlite or silicas sand in a 4:1 or 2:1 ratio.

Irmscher, Christoph (1999). The Poetics of Natural History: From John Bartram to William James. Rutgers University Press. p.31. ISBN 978-0-8135-2615-7. Historically, the plant was also known by the slang term "tipitiwitchet" or "tippity twitchet", possibly an oblique reference to the plant's resemblance to human female genitalia. [10] [14] The term is similar to the term tippet-de-witchet which derives from tippet and witchet (archaic term for vagina). [15] [16] In contrast, the English botanist John Ellis, who gave the plant its scientific name in 1768, wrote that the plant name tippitywichit was an indigenous word from either Cherokee or Catawba. [11] [17] The plant name according to the Handbook of American Indians derives from the Renape word titipiwitshik ("they (leaves) which wind around (or involve)"). [18] [19] Discovery A B-52 Flytrap will require lots of sunlight as part of its daily regimen. These plants obtain most of the nourishment necessary to survive through photosynthesis.