Dionaea muscipula Cyclamen

Product Description

Dionaea muscipula Cyclamen is a cross between Periscope and Ghost, combining the pale pigmentation of the former with the compact, upright growth habit of the latter. It is a small-sized plant, resembling Red Periscope, but distinguished by clear white shades inherited from the Ghost parent. The plant develops a dense, well-ordered rosette with green-reddish leaves crossed by white streaks that, under ideal conditions, progressively fade toward a paler coloration. Traps are very small, upright, and equipped with finely micro-serrated margins. Especially early in the growing season, the traps display soft pink to whitish tones, later intensifying into a vivid cyclamen pink, nearly fluorescent, which is the hallmark of this cultivar. Cyclamen performs best in indoor cultivation under artificial lighting of moderate intensity (around 5,000–6,000 lux), particularly with cool white lamps at 6,500 K, which preserve and enhance its unique coloration. When exposed to much stronger natural sunlight, the plant tends to turn into an all red form, losing its distinctive features.

Venus Fly trap Cyclamen (Dionaea muscipula Cyclamen) is easy to care for; full sun, stand in rainwater, no poking (this tires the plant out reducing its lifespan). They can live for as long as you look after them. Venus Fly traps do go dormant in winter, which is usually when they are thrown away. They are not dead, just asleep.

Dionaea muscipula Cyclamen does exactly what it says on the tin. They produce nectar to attract insects. Their colouring has a similar effect. They usually have three trigger hairs on each side of the trap, and if two of these trigger hairs are stimulated, the trap is sprung. Increased movement causes the trap to close tighter and tighter. The insect is “squeezed” and the juice digested.

In the summer sit them in full sun, in- or outdoors, in a deep saucer of rainwater. In winter expect them to not look great. The leaves can turn black (remove), the plant could even go under ground, it is dormant. We recommend a cool, airy, light area, frost free, under 10°C is preferable, full sun if possible. During the dormancy period, the main risk to the plant is rotting caused by fungal diseases. It is therefore important to reduce the watering, just keeping the plant damp, but not to let the plant dry out completely.