Dionaea muscipula 'Darwin' Mississippi As a Sarracenia × excellens

As a Sarracenia × excellens

These colours intensify with strong sunlight exposure

One season

with pitchers that can reliably reach over a metre in height

The trigger hairs inside the traps are also much shorter than normal

Dionaea muscipula 'Darwin' Mississippi As a Sarracenia × excellensDionaea muscipula 'Darwin' is a giant Venus flytrap selected in England at Southwest Carnivorous Plants. It comes from a cross between Dionaea muscipula 'South West Giant' and 'Dingleys Big Vigorous'. The aim was clear. Combine very large traps with a plant that keeps a tighter, more manageable shape. The result is a compact but heavy growing clone. It produces traps up to 5 cm across, matching the size of 'South West Giant'. At the same time, the