Venus Flytrap Red Dragon (Dionaea muscipula, Akai Ryu)

Description

Unique red Dragon (Akai Ryu) Venus Fly Trap is ready for your care. Buy with confidence, they are still small, but healthy and will easily adopt to a new environment. Make your new collection of this carnivorous plant, and it will reward you with it’s beautiful unique appearance.
The plant up for sale may not be exactly the one in the picture, but will be similar. They will be planted in a 3” round and 2.25” deep pot. No need to repot right away, just unpack and enjoy.
Instructions.
Watering: Venus Flytrap plants require pure water of some sort, such as distilled, reverse osmosis (RO), or rain water. The key requirement is to not use tap or mineral water or your plant will die over the course of time. Also, never let your plants dry out. The soil around the base of the plant should be damp to the touch.
Soil: Venus flytrap plants grow best in sphagnum moss. Never use potting soil or any nutrients of any kind in the soil: compost, fertilizers, anything that guarantees big beautiful plants. These plants get nutrients exclusively through their leaves and traps.
Tampering: Many carnivorous plants are very delicate. You should refrain from tampering with them, as you may affect the plant’s ability to feed and it may ultimately die. The traps of a Venus Flytrap are designed to open and close a limited number of times (approximately 7-10). ‘Tickling’ the trigger hairs on the inside of a Venus Flytrap trap with your finger or a toothpick will cause the trap to close; while this will not kill the plant, it will weaken the traps, and possibly make them useless when a bug actually finds its way to the flytrap’s beckoning “mouth.”
Food: Carnivorous plants obtain few nutrients from the soil, but instead get them through their leaves. Bugs are a dietary supplement (like a vitamin pill) that help the plant to grow faster, but are not required in large quantities for the health and survival of the plant; they still absorb and store energy from the sun, just like other green plants. Contrary to myth, do not feed your plant hamburger or any other people/pet food; it will kill the plant. Never use fertilizer on your carnivorous plants’ soil.
Light: Venus Flytrap plants enjoy 14 to 16 hours of bright filtered light, either from a nearby window or from a soft white fluorescent terrarium or desk lamp. While carnivorous plants like sunlight, flytraps should avoid full sun if grown outdoors in the southern U.S.; the intensity of the light can increase the soil temperature to unacceptable levels and kill new plant growth. While they can take bright indirect light it’s best to start in a low light environment and slowly increase the amount or intensity of the light gradually to allow the plant to adjust to the environment.
Important Notes: 1) It is not uncommon to receive a plant with a dead or dying trap, as this is a normal occurrence in nature; simply trim off the dead plant matter. The plants grow new leaves out from the center. 2) Remove all coverings from the plant. 3) Water plant immediately upon receiving it.
I pack my plants the way that they arrive in good condition. If there is a problem please contact me and send some photos of the plant(s) and the packaging, so that I can better understand your description of the problem and offer suggestions.
If you are in a colder climate and it is below freezing during the winter you may consider purchasing a cold weather shipping kit so that the plant won’t freeze during the shipping. All you need to do is to purchase it and I will pack your plant accordingly. You can find it among my other items for sale. If you decide not to purchase it that is at your own risk and I won’t be responsible if the plant will arrive dead or damaged due to a cold weather.