Red Piranha
4.4 out of 5 (149 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Red Piranha
The Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant native to North and South Carolina. They typically grow in swampy regions which are low in nitrogen (and essential nutrient for plant growth) and evolved carnivory as a clever solution. Their traps are triggered by small hairs and the closing of their traps is one of the fastest momevents among all plants! Their traps often die off after trapping and digesting prey, so be careful not to trigger them — leave those traps for the bugs 🐜!
Taxonomy
Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea
Droseraceae
Caryophyllales
Also known as
Venus Fly Trap, Venus Fly Trap and Meadow Clams
How to care for Red Piranha
How often to water your Red Piranha
every 7
Red Piranha needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Venus Fly Trap in your home
a window
Red Piranha love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Red Piranha does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Red Piranha in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Red Piranha
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Red Piranha after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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This is my first Venus fly trap. His name is Vernon as you can see he’s a baby. I had to repot him because I put him in the wrong soil the first time so I’m hoping that I didn’t mess him up and that he continues to grow. But I have a question. It’s one big leaf that wants to continue to just lay over on top of the other ones how do I get him to stand up so I put a piece of wood to make him stand up or do I just leave them laying on the other ones because it’s two of my babies that can’t eat because he’s laying on top of them.?
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Wilting fly trap I have a young fly trap plant that I have near a humidifier. It puts out a cool visible vapor. Is the hard water I'm using in the humidifier be causing it to wilt? I've already killed a perfectly healthy fly trap plant just winging it. This time I'm using rain or distilled water and keeping the humidity high. Any advice is appreciated.
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Is this going to survive? #VenusFlyTrap
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I got this from the store today at hobby lobby but it looks a little sad and down. any idea of what I should do? #VenusFlyTrap
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Why is my Venus fly trap getting smaller? My Venus fly trap keeps growing less and less although she's blooming right now. She was doing fine until winter, and I haven’t changed anything about location. She gets plenty of sun and I water her regularly. What can I do to help her grow bigger again? #VenusFlyTrap
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Somehow my flytrap hasn’t had water for who knows how long and this is the worst he has ever look 😭 I gave him a good drink as soon as I noticed. Is there any saving him? Edit I don’t see any new growth so that’s really not a good sign #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #VenusFlyTrap #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub
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Help Are the mouths supposed to be standing also the mouths haven’t opened up in a while is that normal #VenusFlyTrap
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I think I killed my venus fly trap? Is there any way to save her or it’s too late? #VenusFlyTrap
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To Chop or not to chop Is it too late to chop this flower stalk on my Venus flytrap?  #help #VenusFlyTrap
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Hello my Venus fly trap is looking black at some parts. What do I do? Do we leave them like this or cut them off? Picture below. #VenusFlyTrap
Care Summary for Red Piranha
Red Piranha
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 60
Fast grower 51
Pest magnet 41
Browns easily 37
Blooms easily 17
Large, lush leaves 9
Easy to propagate 4
01/10/2022
Venus fly traps like to stay moist but not water logged. They love the bright light, south facing is best but mine is doing fine in my east facing window. Not allowing them to dry out is best as they prefer soil that is slight moist. These plants are incredible and look amazing
Pest magnet
11/04/2021
I love my carnivorous plants, but this one is one of my neediest plants. It needs constant moisture and constant water.
It also needs to eat. But if whatever you feed it doesn’t fit in it’s little mouths, it will cause the head to die. Make sure when they are small you only give them house flys and make sure the mouth is closed completely around it. 😊
Browns easily
Pest magnet
Fast grower