Dionaea muscipula Magenta

Product Description

Dionaea muscipula Magenta is a cross between AR Werewolf and Ghost . It is predominantly all red softened by lighter, pinkish highlights. The plant retains the dominant traits of AR Werewolf, such as vigorous growth and strong pigmentation, while clearly expressing the influence of the Ghost parent through partial trap fading. Magenta performs best under indoor cultivation with moderate artificial lighting (around 5,000–6,000 lux), especially with cool white lamps at 6,500 K. When exposed to very intense natural sunlight, the plant tends to become uniformly all red, losing its characteristic lighter tones. For this reason, indoor cultivation is recommended for collectors wishing to maintain its distinctive appearance.

Venus Fly trap Magenta (Dionaea muscipula Magenta) 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 Magenta 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.