Dionaea muscipula 'Bristle Tooth' - Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula ‘Bristle Tooth’ is a collector’s Venus Flytrap clone recognised for its exceptionally fine, hair-like marginal teeth. It is supplied as an established plant in a 70 mm pot.

Its long, slender marginal teeth create a fine, brush-like outline around each trap. This distinguishes ‘Bristle Tooth’ from dentate clones with shorter, broader or more irregular teeth.

Care

• Light: Full sun to very bright light. Strong light encourages compact growth and good trap colour.
• Water: Use rainwater, distilled water or reverse osmosis water only. Keep the pot sitting in shallow water during active growth.
• Growing medium: Nutrient-poor carnivorous plant mix, such as sphagnum peat with perlite or silica sand.
• Feeding: Do not use fertiliser. Plants grown outdoors will catch their own insects.
• Dormancy: An annual winter dormancy is required. Growth will slow, leaves will become shorter and some older traps may blacken and die back. This is normal.

Key Characteristics

• Growth habit: Compact, rosette-forming plant that may develop into a clump
• Trap form: Classic Venus Flytrap shape
• Marginal teeth: Long, exceptionally fine and bristle-like
• Trap colour: Green to red-blushed, with stronger interior colour under high light
• Trap size: Small to medium, depending on maturity and season
• Pot size: 70 mm
• Seasonal behaviour: Winter dormancy required

Please note: Tooth length and density vary between individual traps and throughout the growing season. The finest tooth expression is often produced during active summer growth. Images are representative of the clone type and not the exact plant supplied.