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Dionaea muscipula King Henry Flytrap

SKU:
14VKI
$39.95 $29.95
(145 reviews)

This variety of flytrap produces upright yellow traps. The mouths of the traps have a splash of reddish orange. It grows very vigorously and sends up multiple traps at once. It also produces larger than normal traps when it matures, up to 1 1/2 inches. Because of the long petioles, the leaves flop over due to the weight of the large traps. This is probably why it was called King Henry!

This batch are divisions from a 10-year old colony that we divided in spring. You can watch us divide the colony on our YouTube channel.

Type of Plant: Outdoor perennial for container growing.
Height: Up to 5 inches at maturity.
Sunlight: Full sun during the growing season.
Water: Low-mineral water (50 ppm or less).
Soil: Equal parts peat moss and perlite only.
Winter: Dormant. Minimal protection in USDA zones 7-9. Mulch in colder regions.

PLANT YOU RECEIVE
• Divisions from a 10-year old colony! (See fourth photo.)
• Acclimated for outdoor growing.
• Shipped in a 4-inch pot. Care instructions are included.

Photos illustrate summer growth. Appearance changes with the seasons at the time of shipping. See below for more information.

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All outdoor perennials experience seasonal changes at our nursery in Oregon.
January-March: Plant is dormant with few traps.
April: Spring growth will appear by the end of the month.
May: Still waking up. Fully developed traps will gradually appear.
June-August: Full display of traps.
September: Plant is slowing down. Upright traps start to drop.
October: Dormancy begins. Fewer traps. No new growth until spring.
November-December: Plant is dormant. Browned traps are cut off.

 

Reviews

  • 5
    Excellent plants.

    Posted by Jeffrey Dauster on June 18, 2017

    People say they've never seen a Venus Flytrap with so many traps and more are coming up.

  • 5
    Looks nice!

    Posted by Benjamin Larsen on May 22, 2017

    There were many semi-dormant traps still attached and all of them looked healthy. Now that the warm sun is hitting the plant, it's getting shiny and popping traps like crazy. Yay!

  • 5
    king is correct

    Posted by Minh on April 21, 2017

    I bought this great plant last year. I paid for 1 plant and got 3, one main with two tiny baby ones. It grew very well and looks very nice. It has nice long petioles with big traps, mainly greenish-yellow with a tiny bit of red when it gets really hot and sunny. I re-potted it into 5x5x7 white square pot at the end of season last year and it's doing very well currently. It tried to flower, but I cut the stalk off since I want it to grow. Its traps are very comparable to my B52, though the B52 is a bit older. There are currently 5 plants, so it divides very well. Looking forward to seeing that it looks like fully matured and fill out the pot.

  • 5
    First time purchase

    Posted by Robert Stewart on March 26, 2017

    was very impressed with the plant as well as how it was packaged. I will definitely shop with you guys again.

  • 5
    Plant

    Posted by Jeff on January 1, 2017

    Great everything. Thanx

  • 5
    Excellent Fly Trap

    Posted by David L on November 28, 2016

    Love the attention to packaging and quality of the plant is outstanding.

  • 5
    Flytrap

    Posted by KIMBERLEY YOUNG on October 31, 2016

    This was ordered as a reward for my son. The package arrived on time and in great condition. He opened up and read the instructions on how to open the plant packaging. The plant is still alive doing well, we learned it doesn't like to eat crickets.

  • 5
    Arrived Looking Great

    Posted by Tim Carrigan on September 26, 2016

    I was very impressed with the time these guys took packaging my plant for shipping. It arrived as scheduled with little to no damage to the plant. I love the flytrap! My first time ordering, but definitely not my last.

  • 5
    Awesome

    Posted by Robert scott on August 21, 2016

    This plant has started producing monsterous traps late summer, biggest traps in my collection behind my B52.

  • 5
    Outstanding like always

    Posted by Brandon Hunsberger on August 19, 2016

    As always the plants came on time in perfect condition and health! This plant actually came with a flower stock.

  • 5
    King henry flytrap

    Posted by Michael Muller on August 19, 2016

    Well packed. Plant was better than pictures. They actually packed 2 or 3 plants which are growing close together. I haven't had a chance to move the plant and it is growing like gangbusters in the pot it was shipped in - one month later.

  • 2
    Slow growth, flowering over an over

    Posted by Derek Eickholtz on August 19, 2016

    While this arrived in great shape, it was noticeably much less vigorous and did not have many traps compared to my other plant. This can be attributed to the plant being in flowering stage, which I am still trying to get it to transition out of (I've trimmed the flower twice and have had it in full sun). I'm hoping to get it back to vegetative growth to see how big those traps will get, but so far they pale in comparison to the size of the common variety traps. It does seem to survive well without a terrarium, which is a big advantage with GCP's products.