Transcript Venus Fly Traps

Venus Fly Traps
By Ashley Brown
Modified by Georgia Agricultural
Education Curriculum Office
July, 2002
Introduction
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I will be talking about the Venus Fly Trap or
also called Dioaea Huscipula. I’ll tell you:
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Where you can find it.
What it is and how it works.
When it grows.
How to feed and water it.
What kind of soil would be good for it.
Some different types of Venus Fly Traps.
What temperature they like the best.
How much they cost.
Where You Can Find
It
It’s Found in wet
damp places.
 They live mostly in
South America and
parts of North
America.
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Royal Red
What Is A Venus Fly Trap
And How Does It Work.
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Red Dragon
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It’s the most well known Carnivorous
plant.
They lure their prey by using a sweet
smelling nectar.
If the prey touches one of the venuses’
trigger hairs which is on the trap, it will
snap catching the prey and will start to
dissolve it turning it into a liquid. This
will go down the stem and be used for
energy and protein in the digestive
process and will take five to twelve days.
After a few days of digestion the trap will
re-open and be ready to start all over
again.
When Does It Grow?
Grows manly from
March to October.
 They are dormant in
the winter but still
continue to grow
from the chemicals
and metalabolic
changes in the bulb
of the plant.
Red Pirahan
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Cup Trap
Feeding
 Do not feed it normal plant food.
 Make insects available.
 Don’t tease it with your hand, fingers or
other objects because it will wear out
and die.
Watering
Place in a pot of soil  Resting period is
with 1in of clear cool
from November 1, to
fresh water from the
April 1.
start of growth.
 From the beginning
of the resting period
only water to keep
moist.
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Soil
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Regal Red
Use 60/40 mix of
peat and silica sand
in a minimum of a 4
inch pot.
Light and Temp
Red Dragon
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If it is placed on the
south, south-east,.south
west or west facing a
windowsill it will do fine
as far as light.
It can tolerate below
freezing to about 85F,
shading will help also.
It does best with fairly
strong sunlight and cool
temperatures like those
found outside in most
northern locations.
Some types
of Venus
Fly Traps
Red Green
Fused Tooth
Southwest Giant
All green variety
Pom-Pom
Some More Types of Venus Fly
Traps
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Typical VFT is a plant that
when it is mature grows
leaves from 3cm to 8cm
long and a trap that is 2cm
to 3cm.
A Flat VFT is a plant that
does not grow upright
leaves in summer and is
usually lighter in color. Red
trap is a plant that is a
more vibrant red.
Miniature is a plant that
only grows a leaf size of
2mm.
Prices
Dentate
Green Dragon
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Dentate
Prices range
anywhere from $5
to $20. From what I
found the plants on
the left cost $7.50
for one.
Conclusion
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Well I hope you have learned
something about Venus Fly Traps and
maybe you might just have one
someday, or a friend, then you can let
them know some information about
them and how to take good care of
these plants.