Venus Flytrap- Dionaea muscipula 'Jaws Smiley', IMP-0045One of the most unique flytrap cultivars out there. 'Jaws Smiley' tends to produce traps that lean sideways and seems to almost smile at its unsuspecting prey as they waltz into their doom. The Venus flytrap grows alongside other carnivores in boggy, open savannahs. For many years, misinformation spread that stated flytraps were hard to grow or required very stringent horticultural requirements. Fortunately, this couldnt be farther from the truth! The

The star-shaped red to orange-red flowers appear on tall

BE-4633 is a hybrid between 2 of the unique species in the genus

Nepenthes bicalcarata (Orange x Orange)

We're seeing a lot of pitcher color with high necks and vigorous growth so far

but distinguishing characteristics include the leaf shape and a remarkable sub-apical lid appendage reminiscent of a dragon’s tongue

Here it’s been bred with burbidgeae which gives this hybrid beautiful markings and creamy porcelain coloration

Photo 1 is representative of the species used in the cross (the actual parents were different clones)

The flower of this hybrid is just in between the color of the parental species

This compact

The backside of the leaves are equally brilliant

heart-shaped leaves that exhibit a deep

A new in-house cross we’re especially excited to grow out and evaluate