Baby

Dionaea

(Venus flytrap) Muscipula

Picture a tiny green jaw lined with eyelash-like bristles, blushing red on the inside when the sun hits it just right. That's the Venus flytrap, one of the few green friends that really moves while you watch. Each trap has trigger hairs, and when an insect touches two of them within about twenty seconds, it snaps shut. Give it a bright windowsill in your living room and you'll have a conversation starter that keeps the fruit flies in check too. This baby arrives in a 6 cm pot and will grow into a little cluster of traps in your urban jungle. Resist the urge to poke it, because every trap only closes a handful of times, so let it save them for real flies.

Give it the brightest spot you have, ideally a sunny windowsill with a few hours of direct light, because that's where the traps turn a deep red. Water with rainwater or distilled water only, and keep about a centimetre of water in the saucer during spring and summer, as the minerals in tap water slowly harm the roots. Plant it in nutrient-poor peat and perlite instead of regular potting soil and skip the fertiliser, since it gets its extra food from insects. Room temperature is fine while it grows, and humidity doesn't need any fuss. In winter it needs a rest, so from about November till February, move it somewhere cool and bright at 5 to 10 °C and keep the soil just damp. Don't panic when a few traps turn black, that's normal ageing, so trim them off with clean scissors. Repot every two years in spring, and if it flowers, you can snip off the stalk to keep the energy in the traps.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.