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Dionaea Muscipula Red Piranha
Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha'
Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha'
Dionaea Muscipula Red Piranha
Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha'
Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha'

Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha'

Venus Flytrap
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Supplied in a 9cm Pot

You’ll receive one established division growing in a 9cm pot with soil perfect for Venus flytraps. Plant size and seasonal appearance will vary; photos show our mother plants.

Seasonal Information

Dionaea are perennial plants. Heading into Winter, the Venus flytraps may have very few traps when purchased. Don't worry, they'll be back in the Spring!

Delivery Information

Delivery from £4.99 (mainland UK). We aim to dispatch orders within 2 working days.

Plant Description

Edward Read and Ivan Snyder developed Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha' cultivar in Hawthorne, California. Read received green dentate flytraps from Snyder in 1995. These plants had triangular, toothlike trap bars but lacked any red colouration. This gave Read the idea to create a dentate plant with intense red pigmentation.

On 20 June 1995, Read crossed a select dentate plant with a red flytrap from Europe. The resulting seedlings were all green. Read selected the best grower and self-pollinated its flowers. From these seeds, a quarter of the new seedlings showed red colouration. This confirmed the red trait was recessive. Read selected one standout red plant with pronounced teeth. He named it 'Red Piranha' for its colour and trap bars that resemble piranha teeth.

'Red Piranha' is a dentate cultivar. Its trap edges are lined with sharp, triangular tentacles that interlock. These trap bars are its most defining feature. The plant exhibits strong red pigmentation across its traps and often the foliage. The intensity of this red depends on light exposure and the time of year. Under strong light, the colour becomes very deep.

Plant photos above are of our Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha' mother plants. Divisions are taken from the mother plants and are planted into 9cm pots to be sold. Division sizes can vary greatly and will always be sent largest first. If you'd like to know the size of a plant before ordering, please feel free to contact us.

Dionaea Muscipula Red Piranha

Basic Dionaea Care

Dionaea muscipula 'Red Piranha' is easy to care for, given the correct conditions. An unheated greenhouse is an ideal location. Here are the 3 golden rules for healthy Venus flytraps.

  1. Provide as much sun as possible.
  2. Keep their pots sat in 1-2cm of rainwater.
  3. Use acidic soil. A 1:1 peat moss & perlite mix is typical.

Take a look at our full, in-depth guide for more information.

Full Care Guide

FAQs

What should I feed my Venus flytrap?

Nothing. You do not need to offer any additional food to a Venus flytrap. They will catch their own food, especially when kept outdoors or in an unheated greenhouse

How do I water Venus flytraps?
  • March–October: Stand the plant pot in a saucer or tray containing 1 to 2 cm of rainwater. The soil should never be allowed to dry out.
  • November–February: Keep the soil just damp, reducing the standing water significantly while they rest.
Can I use tapwater for Venus flytraps?

No, unless you live in a very soft water area (<50ppm) do not use tapwater. Regular tap water contains minerals, lime, and chlorine that burn and kill the roots over time.
Always use collected rainwater, distilled water, or reverse-osmosis (RO) water.

Do Venus flytraps need winter dormancy?

Yes, Dionaea need a cold winter rest period (roughly from Halloween to Valentine's Day) with lower temperatures (unheated greenhouses, cold frames, or bright sheds). Their old traps will turn brown and die back; this is completely natural. Trim away dead growth to prevent mould (botrytis).

What kind of soil should I use for Venus flytraps?

Use a specialist peat-free or low-nutrient carnivorous plant compost, typically mixed with perlite or equivalent for drainage. Never use standard multi-purpose garden compost, which contains too many nutrients.

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