Red or Green Venus Flytraps?
People often ask why their traps are red whereas their friends are green. The reason some traps are green is due to a lack of light. Healthy plants exposed to lots of light (which they love) will generally turn red, whereas those in inadequate light will stay green. The more light, the redder the traps will get.
Some varieties of Venus flytrap are more noticeably red than others, in particular:
- Red Dragon
- Colin’s Red Sunset
- Red Piranha
Whereas some varieties such as Justina Davis have little or no red colouring at all, no matter how much light they get.
In general, the more red colouring a Venus flytrap has, the slower it will grow as it isn’t able to photosynthesise as effectively (photosynthesis requires chlorophyll which is what makes plants green).