Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap: Just Add Flies! - Softcover

Phillips, Sara

9780762429417: Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap: Just Add Flies!

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ISBN 10: 0762429410 ISBN 13: 9780762429417

Publisher: Running Press Mini Editions, 2007

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Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap: Just Add Flies!: Learn Care and Feeding of a Carnivorous Plant! (Miniature Editions)
Enter the mysterious realm of a true oddity-a carnivorous plant. The book that comes with this kit leads you on an absorbing journey from a contemplation of how the flytrap works without muscles or nerves to the care and feeding of the plant. Scientists as well as everyday gardeners are fascinated by this natural wonder, which-despite its primeval exoticism-is actually indigenous to the southern U.S. The kit contains Venus Flytrap seeds, mini planter, peat pellet, sand, sealable plastic bag for a terrarium effect, and the 32-page guidebook. The plant doesn't actually grow as fast or as large as the most famous Venus Flytrap- Audrey" in Little Shop of Horrors -but that's good news for the pets in the family

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Highly sought after, Venus flytraps are becoming extinct in their native habitat of the southern USA because of their value to collectors. This kit brings the prized plants within everyone's grasp in a fun way that is also ecologically beneficial. Watch the vivid, jaw-like leaves sprout day by day as you supervise the growth of a carnivorous plant in your own home - and the sight of this in your home or office is certain to command attention! The accompanying book will tell you everything you need to know to grow and care for your plant. It will also reveal some of the mysteries surrounding the flytrap - from explaining how the trap works without nerves or muscles, to whether it was named after the mythical Roman goddess. Contents include: Venus flytrap seeds; Mini planter; Peat pellet; and 32-page book.