Background: Dionaea muscipula 'Wacky Traps' is truly a genetic freak. Cresco nursery propagates thousands of Venus Fly Traps from tissue culture, and Dionaea 'Wacky Traps' was discovered in a tray of a bunch of mutants by Mike Ross. Dionaea 'Wacky Traps' has also been called "Bart Simpson," coined by Ed Read, because of the resemblance of the plant to Bart's hair. The plant is an extremely slow grower. It has abnormally thick traps and petioles, which are probably the reason why 'Wacky Traps' has trouble closing its traps quickly. It takes several minutes for a trap to close even with repeated teasing of the trigger hairs.

Robert Ziemer has tried unsuccessfully to sexually propagate Dionaea 'Wacky Traps'. His best guess as to why is that it appears that the stigma of the 'Wacky Traps' flower is deformed and therefore not receptive to pollen. He also states that the pollen appears to be normal, so in 2008 he is going to try pollinating a different Dionaea clone to see if he can get seed.

Photo Gallery: Dionaea 'Wacky Traps' Photo Gallery

Flower Photo Gallery: Dionaea 'Wacky Traps' Flowers Photo Gallery

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