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Venus flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
Venus flytrap is non-toxic to cats. Protect its delicate traps from chewing and rough handling.
Non-toxic does not mean edible. Eating plant material can still upset your cat’s stomach.
What this guide covers: This guide covers Dionaea muscipula. It is not a safety assessment of all carnivorous plants.
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Dionaea muscipula — NC State Extension image 27269
By Cathy Dewitt
License: CC BY 4.0
Resized and converted to WebP for display; botanical details unchanged.
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Non-toxic does not mean edible. Chewing plants can still upset your cat’s stomach.
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Dionaea muscipula
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
This guide covers Dionaea muscipula. It is not a safety assessment of all carnivorous plants.
- Light
- Sunny position or Some direct sun
Full sun to partial shade.
- Watering
- Keep evenly moist
Keep the growing medium moist; do not let it dry out. Use rainwater or distilled water.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
No preferred temperature range established in this review.
- Humidity
- Higher humidity
High humidity.
- Potting
- Whole-fiber sphagnum, or peat moss mixed with coarse vermiculite or sharp sand. Do not fertilize.
- Through the year
- Choose nursery-propagated plants. Specialist seasonal/dormancy advice should be researched before expanding this short guide.
Growing-guide sources
- Dionaea muscipula ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-15
This guide covers Dionaea muscipula. It is not a safety assessment of all carnivorous plants.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-15. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.