Venus Flytrap Red Purple Seeds – Carnivorous Plant Seeds for Home Gardens

Venus Flytrap Red Purple is a carnivorous perennial plant valued for its compact rosette growth habit and contrasting trap coloration. This selected form produces modified trapping leaves with red and purple color characteristics under suitable growing conditions. It is commonly grown in carnivorous plant collections, terrariums, bog gardens, and specialized containers. The plant performs best in full sun with acidic, nutrient-poor, consistently moist growing media. Suitable for botanical displays and carnivorous plant gardens, Venus Flytrap Red Purple provides unique foliage structure and natural variation.

Features

• Carnivorous perennial plant with a compact rosette growth habit
• Produces trapping leaves with red and purple coloration traits
• Suitable for terrariums, bog gardens, and carnivorous plant collections
• Requires acidic, nutrient-poor growing media
• Performs best in full sun conditions
• Seed-grown plants may show natural variation in trap color and structure

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Dionaea muscipula
• Common Name (US): Venus Flytrap Red Purple
• Seed Type / Variety: Carnivorous Plant Seed
• Growth Habit: Herbaceous perennial rosette
• USDA Zones: 6–10
• Planting Season: Spring
• Growing Season: Spring to Fall
• Sowing Season: Winter to Spring
• Sowing Season Months: December–April
• Germination: 30–90 days after cold stratification; may vary depending on conditions
• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun
• Soil Requirements: Acidic, nutrient-poor mix such as sphagnum peat and silica sand
• Watering Needs: High; keep growing media consistently moist using distilled or rain water
• Mature Plant Size: 4–8 in tall, 5–8 in spread
• Plant Spacing: 4–8 in apart