Dionaea muscipula ‘Shell Tooth’ is a distinctive and highly sought-after Venus Flytrap clone, renowned for its unusual smooth-edged traps that lack the typical long marginal teeth. Instead, the traps form rounded, shell-like margins, giving the plant a unique sculptural appearance unlike any standard Venus Flytrap.
Distinctive Features
Smooth Trap Margins: Rather than producing the long marginal cilia typical of Venus Flytraps, ‘Shell Tooth’ develops rounded, shell-like trap edges that create its unmistakable appearance.
Compact Growth: Plants form neat, low-growing rosettes with small to medium-sized traps, making this an attractive cultivar for collectors.
Subtle Colouration: Foliage generally remains green, while trap interiors may develop a light blush to red under strong light. The unusual trap form remains the primary feature of this clone.
Rare Collector's Clone: ‘Shell Tooth’ is an uncommon cultivar that is highly sought after by collectors of unusual Venus Flytrap forms.
Winter Dormancy
These plants are currently in their natural winter dormancy. During this period they may have fewer active traps, shorter leaves, and some older traps may blacken and die back. This is a normal and essential part of the Venus Flytrap's annual growth cycle. Each plant has a healthy rhizome and will resume vigorous growth as temperatures warm in spring.
Growing Conditions
Light: Full sun is recommended for compact growth and the best trap development.
Water: Keep the growing media consistently moist using only rainwater, distilled water, or reverse osmosis (RO) water.
Growing Medium: Plant in a nutrient-poor carnivorous plant mix such as sphagnum peat with perlite or silica sand.
Feeding: Outdoor plants will naturally catch their own prey. Do not fertilise or repeatedly trigger the traps.
Dormancy: An annual winter dormancy is essential for long-term health and vigorous growth.
Please note: Images are representative of the clone type and not the exact plant supplied. Winter-grown plants may display fewer traps than during the peak growing season as part of their normal dormancy cycle.
Shipping and Biosecurity Information
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