The Dionaea muscipula ‘B52’ cultivar can grow enormous traps over 2 inches in length. Though ironically fitting, the flytrap didn’t receive it’s name from the large B-52 bomber, rather ‘B52’ was simply a code the original grower, Henning Von Schmeling, used to identify different specimens. D. muscipula ‘B52’ is a vigorous clone and tends to form clumps of large traps.
Description
Size and packing method: You will receive a bare root plant 1 inch in diameter, carefully wrapped in a damp paper towel. If selecting with soil mix, you will receive two cups of our prepackaged Carnivorous Plant Soil Mix in addition to the bare root plant. This quantity of soil is roughly enough to fill one 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inch square pot.
Growing requirements
Mature size: Traps can reach over 2 inches in length
Light: Full sun
Soil: Carnivorous Plant Soil Mix, pure peat, or peat-sand mix
Feeding: Feed bugs, dried bloodworms, or fish food every 2-3 weeks
Humidity: 50-80%
Water: Keep soil damp at all times, provide water that is low in salts and minerals such as rain or distilled water
Temperature: 65-82°F during warm months, 32-55°F during cool months
Dormancy: Reduce temperatures to 32-55°F, shorten light periods to 10 hours, and provide less water (but don’t allow to dry out). Keep the plant in dormancy conditions for 3-5 months.
Planting and adjustment instructions will be included with your shipment.
Summer Avissanyx (verified owner) –
Jayne R. (verified owner) –
I received a nice, healthy plant. Two in fact; there was a tiny one attached to the larger. I don’t expect that every time but it was a pleasant surprise.
Kathleen Moore (verified owner) –
This is my Paul Newman of the three plants I ordered – gorgeous, famous, and sensitive. He is a little floppy still after being handled, packaged (which was excellently done) and having traveled to me, but he is starting to show signs of picking his “heads” up and looking for fruit flies.
Christopher Jimenez (verified owner) –
Christine V. (verified owner) –
All plants I ordered were healthy and exquisitely packaged!
Richard Marin (verified owner) –
My skills as a plant parent will be tested with this meticulous and carefully packed and appropriately labeled cutting. Quite delicate to handle but watching the video on potting curious plants made a huge difference. Again, I hope to do this plant justice in taking care of it.
Katelynn D. (verified owner) –
Already had 3-4 large traps! It only took two days for it to settle in and the traps re-opened. So excited to see it grow!!
Eduardo Barrera (verified owner) –
Plant arrived on time.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
James Otis (verified owner) –
The plants are well packaged and are very healthy.