How wide? A single Venus flytrap usually grows comfortably in a 5-inch wide pot. When the plant becomes crowded—or annually, even if it doesn't become crowded—repot it using fresh potting medium.

"Venus flytraps are back at Trader Joes," Shannon ... Another person suggested immediate repotting. "Don't keep them in the container. Repot to a ceramic pot with peat moss, perlite, and sphagnum ...

And it was last year when the advert featured a Venus flytrap named Snapper who dreams of being a Christmas tree and finally gets his wish after a heart-wrenching moment that sees him thrown out ...

Scientists have characterised the movement of the Venus flytrap's aquatic cousin in detail for the first time. The carnivorous Aldrovanda vesiculosa, also known as the waterwheel plant ...

After all, they're typically at the bottom of the food chain. But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap, it can catch prey faster than you can ...

It moves like a jellyfish, eats like a Venus flytrap, and is bioluminescent, and its genes are distinct enough for it to be classified as the first member of a new phylogenetic family.

The advert, released on Thursday, tells the tale of a little boy and a giant Venus flytrap. Opinion was split on social media, with some calling it "scary" but others saying it offered light relief.