Dionaea - muscipula 'Red Dragon'

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Field	Value
genus	Dionaea
species	muscipula 'Red Dragon'
dsg	DI2
ID status	ID from vendor
Sourced from	ask JB
Time	Pree 2024 F Education box
Location	Growth chamber high shelf
Common name	"Red Dragon" VFT
Nativity	norcarolina, cultivar
Climate	temperate
Dormency Notes
General Notes	Akai ryu (1996 cultivar) [1]; anecdotally prefers to be drier vs wild type [2]
Reproduction
Soil	mix in slightly more perlite / sand than regular VFT mix (regular mix is 1/2 peat 1/2 sand) [4]
Description	Anthrocyanin rich form of VFT, shape is similar to wild type; entirely burgundy except center [3]
Wiki	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Venus_flytrap_cultivars
References & Resources	[1] https://legacy.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v25n2p50.html [2] https://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1196-akai-ryu-weakness/ [3] https://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?/topic/31209-royal-red-vs-akai-ryu/ [4] https://carnivorousplantnursery.com/blogs/general-growing-and-care/carnivorous-plant-soil-mixes

Dionaea - muscipula 'Red Dragon' - DI2