Typical variety of the Venus flytrap'B52' produces some of the largest traps of any cultivarThe 'Dentate' cultivarDionaea muscipula 'Akai Ryu', Japanese for 'Red Dragon'
Venus flytraps are by far the most commonly recognized and cultivated carnivorous plant. They are sold as houseplants and are often found at florists, hardware stores and supermarkets. Since around 2012, large numbers of cultivars (cultivated varieties) have come into the market through tissue culture of selected genetic mutations.[1] It is through tissue culture that great quantities of plants are raised for commercial markets.
The registered cultivars include (name of registrant in braces):
The names in the list above are all documented, registered and accepted by the International Carnivorous Plant Society, the International Cultivar Registration Authority for carnivorous plant cultivars.
Published but unregistered cultivar names include (name of nominant in braces):
^"Named Venus flytraps – Cultivars". FlytrapCare.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22. In recent years, primarily since 2012, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of officially registered Venus flytrap Cultivars.
^Gagliardo, R. (June 1996). A new cultivar of Dionaea muscipula Ellis. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter25(2): 50.
^Bily, G. (December 2010). Dionaea muscipula ‘Alien’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter39(4): 117–120.
^ abcdefghijklmRegistered Cultivar Names: Dionaea Archived 2014-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. International Carnivorous Plant Society.
^Bily, G. (September 2012). Dionaea muscipula ‘Blanche Hermine’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter41(3): 116–120.
^Srba, M. (September 2007). Dionaea muscipula ‘Bohemian Garnet’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter36(3): 68–70.
^Clayton, C. (March 2004). Dionaea ‘Clayton’s Red Sunset’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter33(1): 19–22.
^Bily, G. (December 2010). Dionaea muscipula ‘Coquillage’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter39(4): 117–120.
^Stewart, S. (September 2004). Dionaea muscipula ‘Cupped Trap’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter33(3): 83–89.
^Meyers-Rice, B. (March 2000). Dionaea 'Dentate Traps'. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter29(1): 14–21.
^Bily, G. (September 2011). Dionaea muscipula ‘Fondue’. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter40(3): 95–98.
^Carow, T. (December 2004). Dionaea 'Fused Tooth'. In: New Cultivars. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter33(4): 100–101.
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